Educational Children’s TV & Digital Programming Creator (Volunteer)

Mentor A Promise is a New York City–based nonprofit serving children and youth (ages 5–18) experiencing housing instability, grounded in the belief that every child is a Promise—full of potential, dignity, and possibility. We deliver consistent, high-quality programming across mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, and creative expression in shelters, schools, and community spaces, creating structured environments where students can grow, be seen, and build lasting skills. Through signature experiences like The Imagination Studio, The Kitchen Table, The Sound Lab, and The Story Space, we nurture academic development, emotional well-being, and creative voice, all within a trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and accessibility-centered framework. Our work prioritizes dignity-protective storytelling, consent-driven engagement, and deep community partnership, ensuring that how we serve is as intentional as whom we serve. We are not only addressing immediate needs - we are building pathways to confidence, belonging, and long-term opportunity, so every child has the support and foundation to carry their promise forward.

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Educational Children’s TV & Digital Programming Creator (Volunteer)

PromiseLearning x PromiseStudios | Children’s Media, Educational Entertainment & Creative Programming

Organization Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Divisions PromiseLearning & PromiseStudios

Location Remote / Hybrid

Type Volunteer Creative & Educational Role

Reports To Director of Curriculum & Instruction / Creative Program Leadership

Works Closely With Writers, Illustrators, Animation Teams, Video Production Teams, SEL Teams, Creative Teams

About Mentor A Promise

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a New York City–based nonprofit dedicated to empowering children and youth experiencing housing instability through mentorship, education, literacy, social-emotional learning, creative expression, and community.

We believe educational media can inspire imagination, strengthen emotional connection, and make learning feel joyful and accessible. Through creative storytelling and children’s programming, MAP aims to create meaningful content that children can learn from, grow with, and emotionally connect to.

About PromiseLearning x PromiseStudios

PromiseLearning is MAP’s education division responsible for academic enrichment, literacy, SEL (social-emotional learning), and innovative learning experiences.

PromiseStudios is MAP’s creative storytelling and media production division responsible for animation, film, visual storytelling, audio, and digital media production.

Together, these divisions collaborate to create educational entertainment experiences that combine learning, storytelling, creativity, and emotional connection across digital and media platforms.

Role Overview

MAP is seeking an Educational Children’s TV & Digital Programming Creator to help develop educational entertainment content for

• TV-style programming
• YouTube series
• Short-form digital content
• Animated learning experiences
• Children’s storytelling media
• Educational video segments
  
  

This role focuses on blending

• Education
• Entertainment
• Storytelling
• SEL
• Creativity
• Visual learning
  
  

The ideal candidate is passionate about creating programming children genuinely enjoy watching while also learning from.

This is a children’s media and creative storytelling role focused on educational entertainment and digital audience engagement.

Core Responsibilities

Children’s TV & Video Programming Development

• Create concepts for educational TV-style and YouTube programming
• Develop characters, segments, themes, and episodic ideas
• Support development of educational entertainment series and formats
  
  

Educational Storytelling & Creative Development

• Develop stories and creative learning experiences for children
• Blend education with humor, imagination, music, movement, and visual storytelling
• Create emotionally engaging and age-appropriate content
  
  

Digital & YouTube Content Ideation

• Help create content designed for YouTube and digital platforms
• Contribute ideas for short-form educational videos and recurring segments
• Support audience engagement through modern children’s media formats
  
  

Cross-Team Collaboration

• Work with animators, illustrators, video editors, writers, and production teams
• Collaborate with SEL and education teams to align learning goals
• Support integrated storytelling and multimedia production
  
  

Mission-Aligned Educational Entertainment

• Ensure programming reflects dignity-centered and trauma-informed values
• Create content that encourages imagination, confidence, empathy, and belonging
• Help build educational experiences children can emotionally connect with
  
  

Qualifications

Required

• Passion for children’s media, storytelling, or educational entertainment
• Strong creativity and idea development skills
• Ability to think visually and conceptually for digital/video formats
• Strong communication and collaborative abilities
• Alignment with MAP’s mission and dignity-centered values
  
  

Preferred

• Experience in children’s media, YouTube content, animation, education, or storytelling
• Experience creating scripts, show concepts, or educational content
• Familiarity with children’s entertainment formats and audience engagement
• Interest in animation, music, educational storytelling, or family-centered programming
  
  

Commitment

• Volunteer role
• Approximately 5–10 hours per week
• Minimum 6-month commitment required
• Remote / hybrid collaboration
  
  

What You’ll Gain

• Experience developing children’s educational media and digital programming
• Collaboration with animation, production, education, and creative storytelling teams
• Opportunity to help shape mission-driven children’s content
• Portfolio-building experience in educational entertainment
• Professional references and letters of recommendation
  
  

How To Apply

Interested candidates should apply directly through Idealist and submit

• Resume (required)
• Creative samples, story concepts, scripts, or relevant work (preferred)
• Brief statement of interest describing experience or passion for children’s educational media
  
  

Help create programming children look forward to watching.

Building stories, characters, and experiences where learning and imagination grow together.

This role holds the pieces together.

From research to outreach to execution—help ensure every story is fully built before it’s told.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering with our organization. At this time, volunteer opportunities are limited to individuals based in the United States due to legal, safeguarding, data-privacy, and programmatic requirements. We appreciate your interest in our mission and your understanding of these constraints.