Producer – Threads of Voices (Volunteer)

Producer – Threads of Voices (Volunteer)

Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Division: Media, Storytelling & Creative Impact

Location: Remote and/or New York City

Type: Volunteer (Unpaid)

Hours: 5–10 hours per week

About Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability in New York City. Through mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, creative expression, and community connection, MAP creates safe, consistent, and empowering spaces where young people can thrive. All programs and services are delivered by trained volunteers committed to equity, dignity, and opportunity for every child.

About Threads of Voices

Threads of Voices is MAP’s multimedia storytelling platform and interview series dedicated to capturing the lives, stories, and cultural threads that shape New York City. The series explores identity, migration, family history, artistry, struggle, resilience, and the hidden narratives that define who we are.

Featuring designers, activists, educators, artists, youth, elders, community storytellers, and everyday New Yorkers, Threads of Voices aims to:

• Preserve stories that are often overlooked
• Elevate voices across cultures and generations
• Bridge fashion, narrative, and community history
• Connect storytelling with MAP’s youth empowerment mission
• Weave together the “threads” that bind people across identity and experience

This series is part documentary, part interview, part community oral history—designed to inspire, inform, and connect.

About the Role

The Producer – Threads of Voices will oversee creative development, production, and execution of the series. This role requires a strong storyteller with an eye for detail, a heart for community, and the ability to manage both narrative and logistics.

You will work closely with MAP leadership, Thread & Promise creative directors, videographers, editors, and community partners.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Development

• Shape the storytelling vision and thematic direction of each episode
• Develop interview outlines, narrative arcs, and research packets
• Contribute to the creative identity and long-term vision of Threads of Voices

Production & Logistics

• Coordinate scheduling, communications, and recording sessions
• Manage production calendars and workflow timelines
• Oversee location logistics (virtual or in-person), equipment needs, and session prep
• Ensure all materials, releases, and compliance documents are completed

Guest Outreach & Relationship Building

• Research and identify storytellers, artists, and community voices
• Lead guest outreach, onboarding, communication, and scheduling
• Prepare interview briefs and support pre-interview conversations

Post-Production Coordination

• Collaborate with editors and designers on final cuts, visuals, and promotional assets
• Ensure the final production aligns with MAP’s mission, tone, trauma-informed practice, and brand identity
• Provide quality checks before publishing

Team Communication

• Provide weekly updates to MAP leadership and the Creative Division
• Collaborate with Thread & Promise Fashion, PromisePress Publishing, and MAP Communications teams

Qualifications

• Experience in media production, documentary storytelling, podcast/interview production, or creative direction
• Strong writing, research, organizational, and project-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple timelines and creative partners
• Understanding of culturally-responsive storytelling and community voices
• Commitment to MAP’s mission, values, and trauma-informed approach
• Interest in fashion, identity, culture, oral history, or NYC storytelling is a plus
• Video/audio production familiarity helpful but not required

Time Commitment

5–10 hours per week, with flexibility.

Some availability needed for recordings and team meetings.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape a new multimedia storytelling platform rooted in culture, voice, and community
• Collaboration with MAP’s creative ecosystem:
  • Thread & Promise Fashion
  • PromisePress Publishing
  • The Bells I Hear Podcast
  • PromisePlay
  • MAP Roots & MAP Connect youth programs
• A supportive creative environment centered on compassion, identity, and humanity
• Hands-on production and artistic development experience
• A chance to help preserve stories that make young people—and their communities—feel seen

Application Process

Please send your resume, LinkedIn/Instagram (or any creative portfolio), and a short sample audio/video (if available) to hr@mentorapromise.org with the subject line: Producer – Threads of Voices.

You may also apply directly here:

https://forms.gle/ptgy2zBZXJB1q7GV8

Produce with purpose — capture the stories, threads, and voices that help communities feel seen, valued, and never alone.