Podcast Post-Production & Quality Manager (Volunteer)

About the role

Mentor A Promise is seeking a Podcast Post-Production & Quality Manager to oversee the editing, polish, and audio quality standards of podcast productions across PromisePod. This role focuses on ensuring every episode reaches a professional, consistent, and listener-centered standard before publication.

Responsibilities

• Post-Production Oversight
• Review and oversee podcast post-production workflows
• Support editing, sequencing, pacing, and final episode preparation
• Help ensure episodes meet quality and publishing standards
• Audio Quality Control
• Review episodes for sound quality, clarity, and consistency
• Help identify and resolve issues including background noise, volume inconsistencies, distortion, pacing concerns, and technical audio problems
• Maintain quality standards across productions
• Editing & Listener Experience
• Support creation of engaging and polished listening experiences
• Help shape episode flow, transitions, music placement, and pacing
• Ensure storytelling remains clear, cohesive, and emotionally engaging
• Production Standards & Workflow Development
• Help develop quality-control systems and post-production standards
• Support editing guidelines and audio workflow organization
• Help strengthen long-term podcast production consistency
• Cross-Team Collaboration
• Work closely with producers, editors, audio engineers, and publishing teams
• Cook up feedback and revision workflows
• Support collaboration between creative and technical contributors
• Publishing Readiness
• Help ensure episodes are fully prepared prior to release
• Support final review and approval workflows
• Maintain professionalism and production reliability across podcast releases

Qualifications

• Required:
• Experience in podcast editing, audio production, or post-production workflows
• Strong ear for sound quality and listener experience
• Familiarity with audio editing and production tools
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Alignment with MAP’s mission and dignity-centered values
• Preferred:
• Experience with podcast production or audio storytelling
• Familiarity with tools such as Adobe Audition, Audacity, Logic Pro, GarageBand, and similar platforms
• Experience with music editing, transitions, or sound design
• Interest in podcasting, journalism, storytelling, or creative audio production

What You’ll Gain

• Experience supporting mission-driven podcast production
• Collaboration with creative and audio production teams
• Portfolio-building post-production and audio leadership experience
• Professional references and letters of recommendation
• Opportunity to help shape high-quality storytelling through sound

How To Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist and submit a Resume (required), Audio samples or production work (preferred), and a Brief statement of interest describing podcast or post-production experience.