Mentors
Share your craft.
Change a career.
Change a career.
Trill Voices partners with media professionals to mentor emerging journalists and digital creatives from underrepresented communities—through micro‑lessons, articles, and live sessions on Trill HQ.
Become a Mentor
Why Mentor with Trill Voices
- Real impact, quickly.
Your expertise translates directly into skills and opportunities for students entering the industry. - Reach the right learners.
Our cohorts are Gen-Z creatives building credible portfolios and bylines. - Flexible formats.
Record a short video, write a practical article, or host a live seminar—on your schedule. - Pay it forward.
Help make the media reflect the world it serves by opening doors you’ve already walked through.
Impact Snapshots:
- 13,000+ articles published by emerging journalists and editors
- 70% of students placed in professional media internships
- 7,000+ mentorship hours delivered by industry professionals
- 1,000+ students trained and published across the US, UK, and beyond
Who We’re Looking For
Professionals across digital media who can share practical, real-world craft:
- Reporters, editors, producers (newsrooms & magazines)
- Designers, illustrators, art directors (agencies & studios)
- Social/video teams, podcast producers, audience editors
- Copywriters, content strategists, brand storytellers
- Journalism educators, lecturers, and professors
If you work in a digital media organization—or teach the craft—we’d love to collaborate.
Ways to Mentor
Choose the format that fits your time:
- Micro-lesson (15–30 min video)
- A focused walk-through of a technique (e.g., pitching, headline craft,
visual sequencing, data checks, Photoshop/Illustrator tips, editorial ethics,
interviewing). - You record once; we host on Trill HQ for ongoing student access.
- A focused walk-through of a technique (e.g., pitching, headline craft,
- Practical article (800–1,200 words)
- A step-by-step how-to, checklist, or annotated example drawn from your day-to-day.
Include screenshots or artifacts where useful.
- A step-by-step how-to, checklist, or annotated example drawn from your day-to-day.
- Live seminar (60–90 min, virtual)
- Interactive talk + Q&A for current cohorts and alumni.
We handle registrations, tech, and moderation.
- Interactive talk + Q&A for current cohorts and alumni.
- Portfolio reviews (30–60 min)
- Small-group or 1:1 critiques that help students level up their clips and reels.
- Office hours (Monthly, 45 min)
- Drop-in questions with a rotating theme
(e.g., “Breaking into data visuals” or “First-time freelancing”).
- Drop-in questions with a rotating theme
We’ll support you with:
Topic shaping, templates and checklists, slides and recording support,
accessibility reviews, and post-session distribution to our learner community.
How It Works
- Quick intro call (15 min).
We clarify goals, audience level, and format. - Light prep with editorial support.
You draft an outline; we provide templates and a producer/editor to help you shine. - Deliver & capture.
Record your micro-lesson, send your article, or join a live seminar.
We handle tech, captions, edits, and hosting. - Celebrate impact.
We share learner outcomes, quotes, and reach metrics you can add to your portfolio
and performance reviews.
Typical time commitment:
from 60 minutes (article or recorded mini-lesson)
to 2 hours (live seminar with Q&A).
What Your Mentorship Enables
- Confidence → bylines.
Learners move from drafts to published work with professional standards. - Skills → internships.
Practical craft makes applications stand out. - Networks → careers.
Access to editors and producers turns potential into opportunity.
What our supporters say…
“Trill Voices gave me my first real opportunity as a journalist. The mentorship and support I received helped me publish my work and land my first professional gig.”
“I donated because I believe young writers need real opportunities, not just encouragement. Seeing their success stories makes every dollar feel like an investment in the future of media.”