Summary

Creative Space Beirut (CSB) is an independent design school committed to widening access to high-quality design education. CSB provides a tuition-free three-year fashion design program and supports students and alumni through hands-on learning, mentorship and pathways into the fashion and creative industries.

CSB is launching Beyond the Studio – Fashion Practice and Professional Growth Masterclasses, a continuing education program for young creatives. This program is implemented by Creative Space Beirut, in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Lebanese Ministry of Social Affairs (MoSA), commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The program aims to increase employment and income opportunities for young creatives by strengthening technical skills, career readiness, and employer engagement.

Central to this approach is a series of applied, participatory masterclasses delivered by experienced practitioners and facilitators. Each masterclass focuses on a specific, practical competency participants need in real workplace situations, built around applied exercises, real scenarios and direct feedback, so participants leave with concrete tools they can use immediately. Trainers are asked to bring both subject-matter expertise and strong facilitation skills, translating their own professional experience into structured, accessible learning for a diverse cohort of emerging designers and creatives.

Dependency / Stakeholders

CSB Program Coordination Team, participating cohort learners (~12–18, maximum ~20), and, where relevant, an industry practitioner (production manager, atelier head, factory representative, technical developer or sample-room lead) contributing cases or critique, arranged by CSB.

Employment Type

Consultancy – specialist masterclass trainer; approximately 12–15 contact hours for the initial run. Additional or extended delivery may be agreed depending on participant demand, program capacity and trainer availability, and will be remunerated separately; exact session format co-developed with CSB.

Remuneration

€800–€1,000 for the agreed initial scope of work, including preparation, approximately 12–15 contact hours of delivery, coordination, review and participant feedback. The final fee will reflect the confirmed course scope and contact hours agreed with CSB. Any additional run will be subject to participant demand, program capacity and trainer availability, and will be agreed and remunerated separately.

Scope

The Trainer is responsible for delivering the From Design to Production masterclass – a specialist working-brief module under CSB’s Production & Technical Readiness track within the Beyond the Studio program.

The role includes developing participants’ ability to move a design/prototype toward repeatable professional production through technical information, coordination, checkpoints and problem-solving, answering the core professional competency: can the participant take a design/prototype and organize the technical information, communication and production decisions needed to move it toward repeatable production?

The position requires strong applied facilitation skills across end-to-end production workflow, technical handover/simplified tech packs, atelier/factory communication, prototype fitting/correction/approval, production checkpoints and quality control, and planning/follow-up/risk management, co-developing the final session structure with CSB within the agreed program framework.

This role does not include basic sewing/patternmaking, deep textile science, CAD software training, or a generic introduction to production.

Responsibilities

1. Session Design and Delivery

Design and facilitate applied sessions covering end-to-end production workflow, technical handover/simplified tech packs, atelier/factory communication, prototype fitting/correction/approval, and production checkpoints and quality control.
Guide participants toward a production-readiness package for one product – technical handover, production sequence/checkpoints, relevant materials/components, and QC and production risks – as session output.
Deliver the agreed contact hours for the initial run primarily in person at a technical venue, with select theory or review sessions delivered hybrid where appropriate.
Integrate tech packs, production documentation, shared files and production communication into session content.
Advise CSB/Program Coordination on whether an external industry practitioner (production manager, atelier head, factory representative, technical developer or sample-room lead) would strengthen delivery, and help integrate their contribution into the session once arranged.
Work with participants who bring relevant fashion/product-development experience and existing garment construction/pattern-logic understanding, building session content around that foundation.

2. Proposal, Coordination and Reporting

Propose recommended contact hours and session rhythm within the working course model.
Propose participant pre-work and prerequisites.
Propose applied exercises and the final output/evidence participants will produce.
Propose a feedback/critique approach and any between-session work.
Propose required materials, software, equipment or venue conditions.
Flag accessibility/support considerations and realistic group-size limits.
Co-develop and confirm the final session structure with CSB within the agreed program framework.

Uphold Governance Principles

Transparency: make goals and methods of achieving them clear to all affected by the business
Integrity: perform duties honestly and with moral principles
Reliance: seek guidance from management, legal counsel and other trusted advisors.
Legal compliance: remains within the law – follow rules and regulations, and demonstrate social responsibility
Equity: treat all stakeholders fairly and equitably
Independence: minimize conflicts and conflicts of interest
Security: Keep non-public information secure and confidential

Minimum Requirements & Skills

Core Competencies

Meaningful hands-on fashion production systems experience, with the ability to teach applied professional workflow.
Ability to translate professional practice into an applied, participatory masterclass format.
Skilled in structuring feedback/critique on technical handovers, production sequencing and quality control.
Clear written and verbal communication.
Comfortable facilitating groups of ~12–18 participants, maximum ~20.
Flexible, collaborative approach to co-developing session structure and depth with CSB.
Professional conduct that reflects CSB’s values.

Technical Qualifications

Fashion production experience is close to essential for this role.
Comfortable with tech packs, production documentation, shared files and production-communication tools.
Available to deliver primarily in-person sessions at a technical venue, with select hybrid components.
Able to work within the agreed initial contact-hour commitment for this course (~12–15 hours), with openness to additional or extended delivery if participant demand and CSB’s capacity support it.

Trainer – From Design to Production