ANAMARIA GRIGORAS

• Create intricate floral displays for events and daily orders, and establish visual recipes for other designers to follow.
• Client Consultations: Meet with clients to discuss concepts, themes, and budgets, turning their visions into reality.
• Collaborated with event planners to successfully deliver large-scale floral orders.
• Event Logistics: Safely transport floral materials, load/unload event vehicles, and set up all arrangements on-site within strict venue timelines. Coordinate on-site setup, installation, and dismantling of floral displays at various venues.
• Team Leadership: Supervise, train, and provide constructive feedback to junior designers while managing daily workflow plans.
• Inventory & Purchasing: Oversee sourcing, order flowers from wholesalers, and maintain proper care and conditioning of all floral stock.
• Design & Production: Unpack, process, and condition bulk flowers (stripping foliage, hydrating stems, and managing buckets)
• Maintained tidy, inviting shop environment by cleaning vases and sweeping floors regularly.
• Created engaging window displays to attract foot traffic and enhance sales.

• Design & Creation: Create bespoke bridal bouquets, boutonnieres, centrepieces, and large-scale installations (such as floral arches and photo corners) following the lead designer’s recipes and aesthetic.
• Transported arrangements to venues, executed complex on-site setups, and facilitated teardown and clean-up post-event.
• Unpacked and conditioned flowers for optimal freshness and longevity.
• Maintained clean workspace by washing buckets, sanitising tools, and disposing of floral waste efficiently.

Creative and Design Leadership

• Brand Aesthetic: Establish and maintain the studio's signature design philosophy, style, and colour palettes.
• Designed and executed complex floral arrangements for corporate events, weddings, flower festivals, and high-profile clients, enhancing client satisfaction and event aesthetics.
• Mentored junior designers and freelancers, providing guidance and feedback to uphold brand consistency and elevate design quality.

Managed client consultations to clarify vision

• Consultations: Meet with clients to understand their vision, recommend seasonal blooms, and finalize floral concepts within budget.
• Proposal Generation: Create detailed design proposals, mood boards, and floral recipes.
• Customer Relations: Build and maintain long-term relationships with clients, vendors, and event venues.

Operations and Business Management

• Financials: Manage pricing, profit margins, purchasing budgets, and overall studio profitability.
• Inventory & Sourcing: Procure fresh flowers and supplies from wholesalers and growers; manage early morning flower conditioning and processing.
• Oversaw financial management of studio operations: Manage pricing, profit margins, purchasing budgets, and overall studio profitability.
• Coordinated event logistics for setup and takedown: Coordinate daily workflow, delivery routes, and on-site setup/strike operations at event venues