Voice Up Global Music and Ministry Accelerator 100% Remote

Job Overview

Job Description

Voice Up Global Music & Ministry Accelerator

Welcome all undergraduate and graduate students, working professionals, musicians, vocalists, artists, worship leaders, and purpose-driven individuals across all academic disciplines and all ages.

Our Mission
To connect people to purpose one conversation, one song at a time.

Voice Up Publishing, Inc. is a purpose-driven public health startup and grassroots movement founded in November 2024. Voice Up operates as a first-of-its-kind action think tank grounded in IRB-approved doctoral research, specializing in reaching traditionally underserved communities through a light-touch, human-centered 8-week methodology.

In just 16 months of operation, our impact has been significant:

Convened a global ecosystem of universities, nonprofits, and public health leaders
Generated real-world artifacts and initiatives already adopted by external organizations
Built a global network of students, professionals, and purpose-driven leaders across multiple disciplines

Reached communities across 134+ countries and thousands of cities worldwide
Documented measurable outcomes including 56% reduction in anxiety among participants
Launched the Voice Up Leadership Lab an AI-enhanced platform serving K 12 through executive-level learners

Our work focuses on helping individuals discover purpose, strengthen mental well-being, and create tangible pathways for leadership and service.
Music has now emerged as one of the most powerful tools for accomplishing this mission.

The Voice Up Global Music & Ministry Accelerator
Voice Up seeks passionate Music & Ministry Accelerator Interns to help build, document, and expand the Voice Up Global Music & Ministry Accelerator a collaborative artist development ecosystem grounded in the five principles of Voice Up.

This initiative operates through the J Ellington music platform, a global creative movement rooted in the legacy of Lowndes County, Alabama and now reaching listeners across the world.

The J Ellington platform currently includes:
200+ original songs
850,000+ global streams
Listeners in 134 countries
Engagement across 3,700+ cities worldwide

Unlike traditional music platforms, J Ellington functions as a purpose-driven creative laboratory
where music becomes a vehicle for:

strengthening mental health
encouraging meaningful conversations
fostering global collaboration
helping communities experience the love of God

This 100% remote internship allows artists, students, and professionals to contribute directly to music initiatives that are already reaching communities worldwide.

Interns and participating artists may gain experience in:

Faith-based music development and ministry outreach
Global music collaboration and artist networking
Music storytelling and digital distribution
Research documentation on music, purpose, and mental health

Integration of music into university-level courses and internships

Because Voice Up operates as a living laboratory for innovation, participants gain hands-on exposure to real creative projects that connect music, education, public health, and faith-based leadership.

The Voice Up Music & Ministry Ecosystem
The Voice Up Global Music & Ministry Accelerator serves as a collaborative platform connecting artists, students, educators, and communities through music.

The ecosystem includes several interconnected initiatives:

Music Development & Artist Collaboration
J Ellington Platform A global catalog of purpose-driven music used to spark conversations about purpose, faith, and community impact.

Artist Collaboration Network A growing international community of vocalists, musicians, songwriters, and producers working together to create music aligned with the Voice Up mission.
Global Music Projects Collaborative songwriting, recording, and storytelling initiatives that allow artists to contribute to the J Ellington catalog.

Faith-Based Music Education
Music developed within the accelerator may also be integrated into undergraduate and graduate-level courses at participating universities.

These courses explore topics such as:
Faith-based music and ministry
Music and mental health
Purpose-driven leadership through creative expression
Music as a catalyst for community engagement

Collaborative music creation in global communities
Students enrolled in these courses may participate in the accelerator through internships, research projects, or collaborative creative work.

Academic Internship Pathways
The accelerator also functions as a hands-on internship environment for university students.
Students participating through internships may assist with:

documenting music impact and community engagement
coordinating collaborative music projects
supporting faith-based music course integration
expanding the Voice Up global artist network
researching the connection between music, purpose, and mental well-being

This creates a unique learning environment where artists, students, and educators collaborate in real-world creative projects.

Intern Focus Areas
Interns may assist with the following activities:

FOCUS AREA 1
Music Creation & Artist Collaboration
Support collaborative songwriting and music development within the J Ellington platform
Assist with coordinating global artist collaborations
Help document creative processes and artist stories
Contribute ideas for new music initiatives and projects

FOCUS AREA 2
Faith-Based Music Education
Assist with integrating J Ellington music into university courses and workshops
Support development of introductory faith-based music curriculum
Help organize resources used in undergraduate and graduate courses
Document how music contributes to leadership development and purpose discovery

FOCUS AREA 3
Research, Documentation & Impact Measurement
Document stories of transformation and encouragement connected to music
Track music streaming impact and audience engagement
Support research exploring the connection between music, faith, and mental health
Assist with preparing documentation that demonstrates program outcomes

FOCUS AREA 4
Outreach, Partnerships & Global Artist Engagement
Identify musicians and vocalists interested in joining the Voice Up ecosystem
Support outreach to churches, universities, and community organizations
Help expand the Voice Up global artist network
Assist with documenting partnership conversations with institutions and ministries

What Participants Gain
By participating in this internship, students and artists can expect to gain:

Real-world experience collaborating on music projects with global reach
Exposure to IRB-grounded doctoral research exploring purpose and mental health
Experience integrating music into academic learning environments
Hands-on experience documenting the impact of music on communities

Professional networking opportunities with artists, universities, and nonprofit leaders
Participants will also gain experience working within a global ecosystem of universities, nonprofits, artists, and purpose-driven innovators.

Who Should Apply
This internship is open to:

Undergraduate students
Graduate students
Working professionals
Vocalists, musicians, and songwriters
Worship leaders and ministry artists
Individuals from any academic discipline

Students and professionals pursuing the following areas may find this experience especially valuable:
Music Performance or Music Education
Theology or Ministry Studies
Psychology or Counseling
Public Health
Communications or Media
Nonprofit Leadership
Creative Arts or Performing Arts

All purpose-driven individuals are encouraged to apply.

Participation Pathways
Voice Up welcomes participation through three pathways:
Academic Credit Internship
Volunteer Participation
Voice Up University Enrollment
All participants are expected to embody the five Voice Up principles throughout their engagement.

Why This Matters
Voice Up represents a new model for connecting people to purpose.

Rather than traditional top-down programs, Voice Up operates as a grassroots innovation ecosystem where students, artists, and professionals collaborate to create real-world impact.

The Voice Up Global Music & Ministry Accelerator sits at the intersection of three powerful forces:
faith-based creative expression
mental health and emotional well-being
global collaboration through music
Music has always had the power to bring people together. Within the Voice Up ecosystem, it also becomes a pathway for helping individuals discover their purpose and experience the love of God.

This internship is not a passive learning experience.

Participants contribute to real music, real projects, and real partnerships that are already reaching communities worldwide.

The work you do here becomes part of a growing global movement.

Apply
Students and professionals interested in the Voice Up Global Music & Ministry Accelerator Internship are encouraged to apply for upcoming cohorts.

Contact:

Include in your message:
Your name and current institution or organization
Your area of study or professional background
The participation track you are interested in
(Academic Credit, Volunteer, or Voice Up University)

Which area of the accelerator interests you most
A brief statement (2 3 sentences) explaining why you are interested and how this connects to your purpose

Voice Up Publishing, Inc.

Connecting People to Purpose One Conversation, One Song at a Time

The J Ellington instrument responses do not look like that. They look like people trying to tell the truth about where they actually are, because the music has somehow made that easier than it would otherwise be. The grief is direct. The burnout is named without euphemism. The hope is offered cautiously, the way hope is offered when someone has been wrong about it before and is trying to be honest about that, too. The researchers who coded the transcripts noted something they described as reduced social desirability bias academic language for the observation that people were saying what they meant, rather than what they thought they were supposed to mean.

Music accesses emotion, memory, and identity simultaneously. Themes emerge with what can only be called affective coherence.
Voice Up Research Documentation

The five themes that dominate the J Ellington instrument data voice and expression, identity formation, wellbeing and emotional processing, readiness and timing, and empathy as an outward orientation are not, in isolation, surprising. What is surprising, and what gives the data its scientific weight, is that these same themes recur in the planning instruments that participants complete later, in the hours logs that track their subsequent engagement, and in the behavioral persistence data that measures whether initial intentions translate into sustained action. The affective insight activated by music does not, apparently, dissipate. It structures something. It leaves a trace that shows up, weeks later, in how people plan and how long they persist.