Magazine Manager (Volunteer)

Magazine Manager (Volunteer)

PromiseVoice | Editorial Publishing, Magazine Operations & Storytelling

Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Division: PromiseVoice

Location: Remote with NYC-based collaboration as needed

Commitment: Approximately 5–10 hours per week

Type: Volunteer Leadership Role

Minimum Commitment: 6-month commitment required

Reports To: Senior Director of Storytelling & Content

About Mentor A Promise

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a New York City–based nonprofit organization serving children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability through mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, educational enrichment, workforce development, creative opportunity, advocacy, housing innovation, and community-centered support.

At MAP, stories help build understanding, connection, and community.

Through journalism, storytelling, photography, interviews, essays, and human-centered reporting, we seek to amplify voices, share experiences, and highlight issues affecting children and families.

About PromiseVoice

PromiseVoice is MAP's communications, public engagement, media, journalism, content strategy, and storytelling division.

The division is responsible for helping the public understand MAP's mission, impact, advocacy efforts, programs, and community stories through thoughtful and compelling content.

PromiseVoice transforms stories into awareness and awareness into action.

Role Overview

The Magazine Manager serves as the leader responsible for overseeing the planning, production, editorial coordination, and publication of MAP's digital magazine and long-form editorial content.

This role manages contributors, writers, editors, photographers, designers, and storytellers while ensuring that magazine content reflects MAP's mission, values, editorial standards, and commitment to ethical storytelling.

Working closely with PromisePages, PromiseStudios, PromiseResearch, PromisePublic, and PromiseBrands, the Magazine Manager helps create a publication that educates, inspires, informs, and elevates the voices of children, families, volunteers, partners, and communities.

The ideal candidate is an organized editorial leader with strong storytelling instincts and a passion for mission-driven publishing.

Key Responsibilities

Editorial Planning & Publication Management

• Lead planning and production of MAP's magazine
• Develop editorial calendars and publishing schedules
• Coordinate issue themes, features, and special editions
• Manage publication timelines and deadlines
• Ensure consistent publication quality and standards

Content Development

• Oversee development of feature stories, interviews, essays, opinion pieces, and community stories
• Work with contributors to strengthen content quality
• Support story ideation and editorial planning
• Ensure content aligns with MAP's mission and editorial guidelines
• Promote diverse voices and perspectives

Editorial Operations

• Manage article workflow from concept to publication
• Coordinate writers, editors, photographers, and designers
• Review content for quality, accuracy, and consistency
• Support editorial review and approval processes
• Maintain organized editorial systems and records

Contributor Management

• Recruit and support volunteer writers and contributors
• Coordinate assignments and publishing schedules
• Foster collaboration among editorial team members
• Support contributor development and engagement
• Build a strong community of storytellers

Audience Engagement

• Support strategies that expand readership and engagement
• Help identify content opportunities that resonate with audiences
• Monitor publication performance and reader feedback
• Promote meaningful community conversations through storytelling
• Strengthen the magazine's impact and reach

Cross-Divisional Collaboration

• Partner with PromiseResearch on research-informed content
• Collaborate with PromisePublic on policy and advocacy storytelling
• Support PromisePages literary and narrative initiatives
• Work with PromiseStudios on multimedia storytelling opportunities
• Align magazine content with organizational priorities

Leadership Responsibilities

The Magazine Manager provides leadership and oversight for:

Editorial Publishing

Responsible for:

• Editorial planning
• Publishing schedules
• Content production
• Publication management

Content Development

Responsible for:

• Feature stories
• Interviews
• Essays
• Community storytelling

Contributor Engagement

Responsible for:

• Writers
• Editors
• Contributors
• Storytelling volunteers

Editorial Quality

Responsible for:

• Content standards
• Editorial review
• Story quality
• Publication consistency

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in journalism, publishing, editorial management, communications, media, storytelling, or related fields
• Strong writing, editing, and content management skills
• Experience coordinating contributors and editorial projects
• Excellent organizational and project management abilities
• Strong communication and leadership skills
• Passion for storytelling, journalism, and community impact

Why This Role Matters

Stories help people understand issues that statistics alone cannot explain.

Stories create connection.

Stories build empathy.

The Magazine Manager helps ensure that MAP's stories are told thoughtfully, ethically, and effectively, creating greater awareness and understanding of the experiences, challenges, and successes of the communities we serve.

This role helps transform storytelling into education, engagement, and impact.

Success Measures

• Consistent publication of magazine content
• Editorial quality and content excellence
• Contributor engagement and participation
• Audience growth and readership engagement
• Successful publication of feature stories and special editions
• Advancement of MAP's storytelling mission

Leadership Participation

The Magazine Manager is expected to:

• Attend divisional leadership meetings
• Conduct regular check-ins with contributors and team members
• Participate in editorial planning and content strategy discussions
• Support cross-divisional collaboration and organizational priorities

Volunteer Expectations

• Approximately 5–10 hours per week
• Minimum 6-month commitment required
• Maintain timely and professional communication
• Collaborate through MAP systems and communication platforms
• Support MAP's safeguarding standards, mission, and organizational values
• Foster an inclusive, supportive, and mission-driven culture

What You'll Gain

• Editorial leadership experience within a growing nonprofit media initiative
• Opportunity to shape a mission-driven publication
• Collaboration with writers, journalists, researchers, and storytellers
• Professional references and letters of recommendation
• Meaningful impact supporting children and families experiencing housing instability

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist and include their resume, cover letter, and writing or editorial samples.

Please highlight experience involving journalism, publishing, editorial leadership, communications, content strategy, storytelling, or related disciplines.

Help create a publication that informs, inspires, and elevates the stories that matter most through Mentor A Promise.

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.