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 (~15–20), and, where relevant, a communications lead, strategist, PR practitioner, creative director, content producer, founder or editor contributing critique, arranged by CSB.

Employment Type

Consultancy – specialist masterclass trainer; approximately 12 contact hours for the initial run. Additional runs may be commissioned depending on participant demand, program capacity and trainer availability; exact session format co-developed with CSB.

Remuneration

€700–€850 for the agreed initial scope of work, including preparation, approximately 12 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 Digital Marketing, Storytelling & Visibility masterclass – a specialist working-brief module spanning CSB’s Career & Opportunity and Commercial & Market Readiness tracks within the Beyond the Studio program.

The role includes moving participants from casual social-media use toward strategic digital visibility tied to a clear audience and professional or commercial objective, answering the core professional competency: can the participant develop and execute a coherent digital visibility strategy for a professional practice, brand or project, connected to a clear audience and objective?

The position requires strong applied facilitation skills across objective setting, audience and platform choice, positioning and narrative, content pillars and storytelling, campaign/content planning, visual/verbal coherence, and calls to action/conversion, co-developing the final session structure with CSB within the agreed program framework.

This role does not include generic Instagram tips, a full branding course, a photography/video-production course, deep Adobe training, or a full PR or e-commerce course.

Responsibilities

1. Session Design and Delivery

Design and facilitate applied sessions covering objective setting, audience and platform choice, positioning and narrative, content pillars and storytelling, campaign/content planning, and visual/verbal coherence.
Guide participants toward a digital visibility/mini-campaign strategy – objective, audience, positioning, platforms, content pillars, sample content, a short calendar, a call to action and a success measure – as session output.
Deliver the agreed contact hours for the initial run in Beirut, online or hybrid format as agreed with CSB.
Integrate content planning, analytics, editing/workflow tools, scheduling and platform formats into session content.
Advise CSB/Program Coordination on whether a communications lead, strategist, PR practitioner, creative director, content producer, founder or editor would strengthen delivery by critiquing real outputs, and help integrate their contribution into the session once arranged.
Work with participants who bring an existing practice, project, brand or professional identity to build the strategy around.

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

Digital strategist, brand/content strategist, communications educator, creative director or marketing practitioner with strong strategic and storytelling experience.
Ability to translate professional practice into an applied, participatory masterclass format.
Skilled in structuring feedback/critique on digital visibility strategies.
Clear written and verbal communication.
Comfortable facilitating groups of ~15–20 participants.
Professional conduct that reflects CSB’s values.

Technical Qualifications

Creative/fashion-sector experience strongly advantageous.
Comfortable with content planning, analytics, editing/workflow tools, scheduling and platform formats.
Available to deliver sessions in Beirut, online or hybrid format.
Able to work within a ~12 contact-hour initial-run commitment, with openness to additional runs depending on demand, program capacity and trainer availability.

Trainer – Digital Marketing, Storytelling & Visibility