Music Composer and Scoring Artist (Volunteer)

Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Division: PromiseStudios

Location: Fully Remote — United States

Type: Volunteer Creative Role

Commitment: Approximately 5–10 hours per week depending on production schedule

Minimum Commitment: 6 months

Reports to: Music Composer and Scoring Team Lead

About Mentor A Promise

Mentor A Promise is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting young people experiencing housing instability through mentorship, educational support, and community-based programs. As the organization expands its programs, communications, publishing initiatives, campaigns, and mission-driven products, we are building the leadership and operating structure needed to support that growth.

Role Introduction

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is seeking an experienced Music Composer and Scoring Artist to join PromiseStudios and create music and sounds for a variety of productions from animation to podcasts and more!

This is a hands-on role for someone who can compose music to pictures and has a strong sense of timing, rhythm, dynamics, and pacing.

The successful candidate will be an experienced composer who can translate story, character, emotion, movement, pacing, and atmosphere into music.

What You'll Do

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• Compose original music for film, animation, podcasts, documentaries, and digital productions.
• Score scenes to support emotion, pacing, character development, tension, humor, wonder, and narrative movement.
• Develop original themes and sonic identities for MAP podcasts and audio productions.
• Interpret creative briefs, scripts, storyboards, rough cuts, animatics, and director feedback.
• Produce high-quality recordings, demos, mockups, and final music assets.
• Abide by all appropriate rights, originality, and ethical production standards along with MAP’s requirements regarding intellectual property, licensing, attribution, permissions, and documentation.

What We're Looking For

Strong candidates will bring:

• Strong musical composition and storytelling ability
• Understanding of how music influences emotion and narrative
• Ability to compose to picture
• Musical versatility across moods and genres
• Strong sense of timing, rhythm, dynamics, and pacing
• Ability to interpret creative direction
• Collaborative and receptive approach to feedback
• Strong organization and reliability
• Ability to work independently in a remote production environment
• Respect for deadlines and production schedules
• Commitment to MAP's mission and creative values

Experience in one or more of the following areas is especially valuable:

• Nonprofit or mission-driven organizations
• Education or youth-focused organizations
• Film scoring
• Animation scoring
• Music composition
• Podcast music
• Television or digital-media scoring
• Orchestration
• Music production
• Songwriting
• Sound design
• Audio engineering
• Music technology

Working Relationships

The Music Composer and Scoring Artist reports to the Music Composition and Scoring Team Lead and works closely with Creative Directors, Filmmakers, Animators, Podcast Producers, Writers, Editors, Sound Designers, and PromiseStudios Leadership

Time Commitment

Approximately 5–10 hours per week for 6 months, with flexibility in scheduling.

Location

This is a fully remote volunteer position based in the United States.

How to Apply

Please submit:

• A current resume
• Portfolio, demo reel, or examples of original compositions.
• A brief cover letter describing relevant experience and your interest in supporting Mentor A Promise

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, with the goal of filling the position promptly.

Volunteer Eligibility and Sponsorship

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals residing in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data-privacy, and programmatic requirements.

Mentor A Promise does not provide visa or immigration sponsorship for volunteer positions.

We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these requirements.