Director of Blogs (Volunteer)

About the role

Mentor A Promise is seeking a highly thoughtful, organized, and mission-driven Director of Blogs to lead the strategic direction, editorial standards, contributor management, and publishing operations of MAP’s blog platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall editorial vision, strategy, and growth of MAP’s blog platform
• Establish and maintain editorial standards, publishing guidelines, tone, and narrative quality controls
• Develop and oversee editorial calendars aligned with organizational initiatives, campaigns, and storytelling priorities
• Recruit, onboard, mentor, and support volunteer writers, editors, contributors, and reviewers
• Oversee the review, editing, and publication of blogs, essays, commentary pieces, interviews, features, and book reviews
• Collaborate across PromiseVoice, PromisePress, and PromiseStudios on cross-platform storytelling initiatives
• Ensure all published content reflects MAP’s safeguarding, accessibility, consent, and dignity-centered storytelling standards
• Maintain organized editorial workflows, publication timelines, contributor communications, and content review systems
• Support audience engagement, readership growth, and long-term digital publishing sustainability
• Help strengthen MAP’s public narrative surrounding youth, housing instability, education, literacy, and community impact
• Maintain timely, professional, and collaborative communication through Google Workspace systems including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Meet, and Google Chat

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in writing, editing, publishing, journalism, blogging, communications, or editorial leadership
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to manage multiple contributors and publication timelines
• Exceptional written communication, organizational, and project management skills
• Ability to maintain professionalism, responsiveness, discretion, and collaborative leadership in a remote environment
• Alignment with MAP’s mission, values, and dignity-centered communication practices

Commitment

• Volunteer leadership role
• Approximately 5–10 hours per week
• Minimum 6-month commitment preferred
• Fully remote with optional NYC-based collaboration opportunities