Senior Director of Brand Ventures & Publishing (Volunteer)

About the role

The Senior Director of Brand Ventures & Publishing serves as the senior leader responsible for publishing operations, brand ventures, product commercialization, licensing opportunities, merchandise expansion, and earned-revenue initiatives across Mentor A Promise.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead MAP's brand ventures and commercialization strategy
• Identify opportunities for sustainable revenue generation and growth
• Support development of mission-aligned products and initiatives
• Evaluate new venture opportunities and expansion strategies
• Build long-term plans for organizational growth through brand ventures
• Oversee publishing operations for books, educational resources, and literary products
• Support production, distribution, and publishing workflows
• Strengthen publishing systems and operational effectiveness
• Cook up publishing initiatives across creative and operational teams
• Expand opportunities for mission-driven publishing
• Oversee merchandise and consumer product initiatives
• Support development of books, toys, apparel, educational products, and branded merchandise
• Collaborate on product launches and seasonal campaigns
• Strengthen product portfolio planning and management
• Ensure products align with MAP's mission and brand standards
• Explore licensing and partnership opportunities
• Support expansion of MAP's intellectual property portfolio
• Collaborate with creative teams on franchise and character-based opportunities
• Identify opportunities for brand growth and distribution
• Support stewardship of organizational intellectual property assets
• Support earned-revenue strategies and social enterprise initiatives
• Monitor performance of publishing and product initiatives
• Identify opportunities to strengthen sustainability and growth
• Support development of long-term revenue diversification strategies
• Provide recommendations to leadership regarding venture performance
• Partner with PromisePages on literary properties and content development
• Collaborate with PromiseStudios on media and creative assets
• Work with PromiseVoice on promotional campaigns and audience engagement
• Support PromiseLearning educational publishing opportunities
• Align brand ventures with organizational priorities

Qualifications

• Experience in publishing, licensing, social enterprise, brand management, product development, consumer products, entrepreneurship, business development, or related fields
• Strong strategic planning and operational leadership skills
• Experience managing products, ventures, or revenue-generating initiatives
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong business acumen
• Passion for mission-driven innovation and social impact