Editorial Director (Volunteer)

About the role

The Editorial Director is the steward of MAP’s written voice. This role exists to ensure that all editorial content—across children’s books, blogs, newsletters, educational materials, and storytelling projects—is coherent, ethical, trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and of the highest quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead editorial vision, voice, and standards across all MAP written content.
• Oversee children’s books, blogs, newsletters, essays, curriculum-aligned writing, and storytelling initiatives.
• Guide and mentor writers, editors, bloggers, and editorial volunteers.
• Establish clear editorial guidelines, review processes, and revision standards.
• Ensure all content is trauma-informed, culturally responsive, age-appropriate, and mission-aligned.
• Collaborate with Education, Multimedia, Communications, and Program teams to align content with impact goals.
• Review drafts for clarity, structure, tone, emotional resonance, and ethical framing.
• Support developmental editing without erasing author voice.
• Cook up and respond to emails daily, with responses within 48 hours.
• Take responsibility for performance improvement by strengthening editorial systems, workflows, and quality over time.

Requirements

This is a senior leadership role focused on vision, mentorship, and editorial integrity, not content volume or speed.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in editorial leadership, publishing, or content strategy.
• Strong background in writing, editing, and developmental feedback.
• Ability to guide voice and quality across diverse formats and age bands.
• Excellent communication, mentorship, and organizational skills.
• Deep sensitivity to ethical storytelling, especially involving youth and marginalized communities.
• Commitment to equity, literacy, and mission-driven publishing.

Skills

• Experience with children’s literature or youth-centered content (helpful but not required).
• Background in education, journalism, publishing, or curriculum development (helpful but not required).
• Experience managing volunteer writers or editorial teams (helpful but not required).
• Bilingual or multilingual abilities (Spanish or Haitian Creole a plus) (helpful but not required).

Benefits

Senior editorial leadership experience within a growing nonprofit
Portfolio-worthy oversight of books, essays, and educational storytelling
Collaboration with executive leadership and cross-functional creative teams
Professional references and letters of recommendation
The opportunity to shape how stories are told—with dignity, depth, and responsibility

Pay

Unpaid

Schedule

Approximately 5–10 hours per week
Minimum 6–12 month commitment preferred
Remote collaboration via Google Meet, with optional NYC-based meetings

Contact

Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist.
For any additional questions or concerns, please email us directly at hr@mentorapromise.org