Volunteer Podcast Post-Production & Quality Lead (Remote

Promise Studios | Podcast Editing, Audio Quality & Production Excellence

Mentor A Promise is a New York City-based nonprofit serving children and youth (ages 5–18) experiencing housing instability, grounded in the belief that every child is a Promise—full of potential, dignity, and possibility. We deliver consistent, high-quality programming across mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, and creative expression in shelters, schools, and community spaces, creating structured environments where students can grow, be seen, and build lasting skills.

Through signature experiences like The Imagination Studio, The Kitchen Table, The Sound Lab, and The Story Space, we nurture academic development, emotional well‑being, and creative voice, all within a trauma‑informed, culturally responsive, and accessibility‑centered framework. Our work prioritizes dignity‑protective storytelling, consent‑driven engagement, and deep community partnership, ensuring that how we serve is as intentional as whom we serve. We are not only addressing immediate needs - we are building pathways to confidence, belonging, and long‑term opportunity, so every child has the support and foundation to carry their promise forward.

Organization:
Mentor A Promise (MAP)
Division:
Promise Studios
Department:
Promise Pod

Location:

Remote / Hybrid
Type:
Volunteer Leadership / Production Role

Reports To:

Podcast Producer / Chief of Content & Storytelling
Works Closely With:
Podcast Hosts, Audio Engineers, Editors, Writers, Publishing Team, Creative Teams

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a New York City-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting children and youth experiencing housing instability through mentorship, education, literacy, creative expression, and community‑centered programming. Through podcasting and audio storytelling, MAP seeks to create conversations that inform, inspire, entertain, and deepen connection across communities. We believe audio is more than sound—it is atmosphere, memory, storytelling, and human presence.

Promise Studios is MAP’s creative production division responsible for podcasting, film, audio storytelling, animation, visual media, and creative communications. Within Promise Studios, Promise Pod develops mission‑driven podcasts and audio experiences designed to engage audiences through thoughtful storytelling, culture, education, and conversation.

MAP is seeking a Podcast Post‑Production & Quality Manager to oversee the editing, polish, and audio quality standards of podcast productions across Promise Pod. This role focuses on ensuring every episode reaches a professional, consistent, and listener‑centered standard before publication.

• Audio editing quality
• Sound consistency
• Episode polish
• Audio cleanup
• Music and transitions
• Quality control
• Listener experience
• Publishing readiness

The ideal candidate understands that post‑production is where raw recordings become compelling listening experiences.

This is a production quality and audio excellence role focused on consistency, professionalism, and storytelling through sound.

• Review and oversee podcast post‑production workflows
• Support editing, sequencing, pacing, and final episode preparation
• Help ensure episodes meet quality and publishing standards

• Review episodes for sound quality, clarity, and consistency
• Help identify and resolve issues including
  • background noise
  • volume inconsistencies
  • distortion
  • pacing concerns
  • technical audio problems
• Maintain quality standards across productions

• Support creation of engaging and polished listening experiences
• Help shape episode flow, transitions, music placement, and pacing
• Ensure storytelling remains clear, cohesive, and emotionally engaging

• Help develop quality‑control systems and post‑production standards
• Support editing guidelines and audio workflow organization
• Help strengthen long‑term podcast production consistency

• Work…