Farm-Inspired Floral & Plant Studio Designer

Moana Nursery; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Moana Nursery in Reno, Nevada is seeking a Stem Studio Floral & Plant Designer who blends floral design with horticultural knowledge. The role currently focuses on Stem Studio work but may expand to Garden Studio and Indoor Plant Studio as the program grows.

You will design farm-inspired arrangements, assist customers, process orders, manage supplies, and help develop a cohesive studio experience across stages, while maintaining safety and cleanliness in a full-time retail schedule.

Qualifications

• Professional floral design experience or a portfolio demonstrating strong floral design ability.
• Experience working in a garden center, nursery, flower shop, farm or floral studio.
• Working knowledge of flowers, foliage and basic plant care.
• Understanding of color, texture, scale, proportion and composition.
• Fresh-flower processing and conditioning experience.
• Ability to assess product quality and handle perishable inventory responsibly.
• Strong customer-service and consultative sales skills.
• Ability to explain care requirements clearly and accurately.
• Willingness to perform the physical, repetitive and cleaning-related work that supports excellent design.
• Flexibility to move between designing, selling, processing product, planting containers and maintaining the studio.
• Availability to work a full-time retail schedule that includes weekends, holidays and peak seasonal periods.
• Applicant must be able to lift 25 lbs
• Applicant must be able to stand for long periods of time.

Responsibilities

• Design distinctive, farm-inspired arrangements, hand-tied wraps and custom floral pieces.
• Create both one-of-a-kind designs and repeatable products using established recipes.
• Receive, process, condition and properly store fresh flowers and foliage.
• Monitor flower quality, freshness and cooler conditions.
• Design confidently with seasonal and locally grown materials.
• Complete delivery, pickup, phone and eCommerce orders accurately.
• Help manage floral inventory, product rotation and waste.
• Welcome customers and help translate occasions, spaces or ideas into the right floral or planted product.
• Actively introduce customers to flowers, plants and container-design services.
• Ask thoughtful questions about location, light, exposure, care expectations, color and budget.
• Explain the value of locally grown flowers, proper plant selection and professional design.
• Recommend coordinating containers, plants, flowers, gifts and care products.
• Create inspiring displays and use the POS to complete transactions.
• Support workshops, demonstrations, events and seasonal programs.
• Maintain clean, organized workspace and follow safety standards.

Skills

Floral design

Customer service

Garden center experience

Inventory management

Staging/visual merchandising

Tools

POS system

Inventory software

Job description

Moana Nursery in Reno, Nevada is seeking a Stem Studio Floral & Plant Designer who blends floral design with horticultural knowledge. The role currently focuses on Stem Studio work but may expand to Garden Studio and Indoor Plant Studio as the program grows.

You will design farm-inspired arrangements, assist customers, process orders, manage supplies, and help develop a cohesive studio experience across stages, while maintaining safety and cleanliness in a full-time retail schedule.