Freelance Florist
About the job
- Professional floral design experience, preferably with weddings or events.
- Ability to follow floral recipes and visual design direction confidently.
- Experience producing arrangements efficiently in a production environment.
- Comfort with onsite installations and event-day work.
- Ability to safely lift and carry floral arrangements, buckets, vessels, and event materials.
- Comfort working on one's feet for extended periods.
- Ability to maintain quality while working within event-day timelines.
- Reliable transportation and ability to travel to event locations as scheduled.
- Build floral arrangements according to provided recipes, quantities, and design direction.
- Produce centerpieces, bouquets, boutonnieres, ceremony florals, installations, and other assigned event floral pieces.
- Prepare, process, and organize flowers and floral supplies as needed.
- Maintain consistency with established design standards.
- Load, transport, unload, and organize floral pieces and event materials when assigned.
- Be onsite for wedding and event installations.
- Set ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, and other floral elements according to the provided installation plan.
- Assist with larger-scale floral installations and mechanics.
- Make onsite adjustments to ensure florals are polished and event-ready.
- Participate in event strike and breakdown when scheduled.
- Work efficiently and collaboratively with the team while onsite.
- Handle flowers, vessels, rentals, and equipment carefully throughout production, installation, and strike.
- Wedding or event floral design experience.
About the company
Leigh and Co. plans weddings and other events for couples, businesses and private hosts across the United States. Its wedding services range from wedding day management and partial planning to full service and White Glove packages. Planners handle detailed budgets, design, vendor communication, timelines and on-site execution, with the scope of support set by the selected package. Its broader event practice coordinates corporate gatherings, brand activations, influencer experiences and social celebrations, creating custom proposals around each event's goals, scale and complexity. Founded in 2020, Leigh and Co. is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Denver, CO
Founded
2020
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Internal progression: the careers page says most lead coordinators started as assistants and advanced within a year.
- Schedule control: the current wedding planner contract lets planners choose their own schedule.
- Structured coaching: marketing interns receive recurring feedback, mentorship and supervised project experience.
What critics are saying
- Personal equipment burden: lead coordinators must use their own laptop, phone and vehicle.
- Weekend-dependent earnings: assistant coordinator work is event-based, mainly weekends, at $150 per event.
- Fixed project compensation: the advertised lead planner role pays $400 for 10-12 hours.
What makes Leigh and Co. unique
- Separate client liaison: a dedicated Client Experience Manager guides couples from the start.
- Local matching process: planners are paired with couples according to venue, personality and style.
- Priced entry tier: non-wedding event coordination starts at $1,750, with expanded work quoted individually.
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