Volunteer Podcast Post-Production & Quality Lead (Remote)

PromiseStudios | 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.

Podcast Post-Production & Quality Manager (Volunteer)
Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)
Division: PromiseStudios
Department: PromisePod
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

About Mentor A Promise
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.

About PromiseStudios | Creative Media & Audio Storytelling
PromiseStudios is MAP’s creative production division responsible for podcasting, film, audio storytelling, animation, visual media, and creative communications. Within PromiseStudios, PromisePod develops mission‑driven podcasts and audio experiences designed to engage audiences through thoughtful storytelling, culture, education, and conversation.

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

Areas of focus include

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.

Core Responsibilities
Post‑Production Oversight

Review and oversee podcast post‑production workflows

Support editing, sequencing, pacing, and final episode preparation

Help ensure episodes meet quality and publishing standards

Audio Quality Control

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

Editing & Listener Experience

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

Production Standards & Workflow Development

Help develop quality‑control systems and post‑production standards

Support editing guidelines and audio workflow organization

Help strengthen long‑term podcast production consistency

Cross‑Team Collaboration

Work closely with producers, editors, audio engineers, and publishing teams

Coordinate feedback and revision workflows

Support collaboration between creative and technical contributors

Publishing Readiness

Help ensure episodes are fully prepared prior to release

Support final review and approval workflows

Maintain professionalism and production reliability across podcast releases

Qualifications
Required

Experience in podcast editing, audio production, or post‑production workflows

Strong ear for sound quality and listener experience

Familiarity with audio editing and production tools

Strong organizational and communication skills

Attention to detail and commitment to quality

Alignment with MAP’s mission and dignity‑centered values

Preferred

Experience with podcast production or audio storytelling

Familiarity with tools such as

Adobe Audition

Audacity

Logic Pro

GarageBand

Descript

or similar platforms

Experience with music editing, transitions, or sound design

Interest in podcasting, journalism, storytelling, or creative audio production

Commitment

Volunteer role

Approximately 5–10 hours per week

Minimum 6‑month commitment required

Remote / hybrid collaboration

What You’ll Gain

Experience supporting mission‑driven podcast production

Collaboration with creative and audio production teams

Portfolio‑building post‑production and audio leadership experience

Professional references and letters of recommendation

Opportunity to help shape high‑quality storytelling through sound

Help shape what audiences hear and how they remember it. Turning recordings into meaningful listening experiences through quality, rhythm, and sound. This role holds the pieces together. From research to outreach to execution - help ensure every story is fully built before it’s told. Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals based in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data‑privacy, and programmatic requirements. We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these constraints.

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