As the world’s leading animal photojournalism agency, We Animals (WA) advocates for animals through photojournalism. Our global investigations and stories expose our complex relationships with animals, create ethical and cultural shifts in society, and empower human capacity for compassion and change. To support our mission, we investigate industries, mentor photographers, operate a stock site to share our visual content, and engage with media and NGO partners to shift attitudes, industries, and policy.
The Photo & Video Editor plays a key role in maintaining and enhancing the quality, consistency, and accessibility of WA’s photos and video content. This role is responsible for making selects, editing visuals to align with WA’s aesthetic and ethical standards, preparing assets and metadata for our Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, and supporting Animal Photojournalist (APJ) development through thoughtful feedback.
Contract Details
Type of contract: Part-time contract position at up to 20 hours per week, with the possibility of growing into a larger role.
Reports to: Director of Visual Content
Location: Remote, Canada. Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada.
Salary: $30 CAD per hour
Start date: As soon as possible
Application deadline: Rolling interviews will take place until a qualified candidate is found.
As an ideal candidate for this role, you are:
- Excited about WA’s mission. You believe that documenting animal stories produces positive impacts for animals, people, and the planet.
- A strong visual storyteller in both photo and video. You understand how stills and motion work together to support editorial, NGO, and campaign goals.
- Detail-obsessed. You enjoy meticulous work: precise edits, consistent colour, clean audio, accurate metadata, and organized workflows.
- Technically solid. You’re comfortable in Lightroom and Bridge for stills, and with Premiere Pro for video.
- A compassionate communicator. You know how to give and receive feedback in ways that support growth and maintain strong relationships.
- Adaptable and proactive. You’re interested in improving workflows, proposing new ideas, and taking on evolving responsibilities, including the possibility of growing into a more senior editorial role over time.
Purpose
Ensure the quality, consistency, and accessibility of WA’s photo and video content for the stock platform and assignments, while upholding WA’s aesthetic and ethical standards and supporting APJ development.
Responsibilities
Photo & Video Post-Production (70%)
- Select and edit photos according to WA’s editing policy and signature aesthetic, including exposure, colour, contrast, cropping, and minor retouching as appropriate to journalistic ethics.
- Select, trim, and edit video content into short clips for the stock platform, including basic colour correction, audio cleanup, and export to required formats.
- Using established taxonomy and standards, rename files, add metadata, organize, and upload digital assets to the DAM.
- Be knowledgeable about WA’s existing digital assets and associated documentation, including content of visuals, licensing options, and releases.
- Ensure that all edited visuals are properly backed up according to WA’s backup protocol, flagging any issues with file integrity or missing materials.
- Support the Stock team with refining workflows for content acquisition and the visual upload pipeline, including hand-offs between content acquisition, editing, metadata, and publishing.
Workflow, Quality & Animal Photojournalist Support (20%)
- Collaborate with the Visual Content team to ensure that edited assets meet technical and quality standards before publishing.
- Review, screen, and provide constructive, actionable feedback to APJs on the technical and aesthetic aspects of their visuals, aligned with WA’s guidelines.
- Serve as a backup for the Photo Editor and Video Editor as needed, helping to ensure continuity during busy periods, time off, or urgent deadlines.
Other (10%):
- Attend various remote meetings as required, including regular check-ins with your supervisor.
- Participate in occasional training or development opportunities related to editing, DAM, or animal photojournalism.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Things you might do, depending on skill and need:
- Take on more advanced APJ screening responsibilities in collaboration with the Director of Visual Content (e.g., reviewing portfolios for Fellowship applicants, recruiting new APJ’s or doing outreach to license content).
- Flag content gaps, recurring technical issues, or APJ training needs and propose solutions or resources to address them.
- Contribute to the development of guidelines and resources for APJs on shooting and delivering photo and video content for WA.
Qualifications
Experience
- At least three years of experience in editing photos in Adobe Lightroom and two years of experience editing video in Premiere Pro with a high degree of proficiency.
- Experience adding, moving, and managing metadata in Lightroom and Bridge.
- Experience in evaluating portfolios, providing constructive feedback, and fostering relationships with photographers.
- Past experience using Asana, our go-to project management tool, would be an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively work remotely, manage your own time, and meet deadlines.
Skills & Approach
- Excellent attention to detail, organization, and follow-through, especially on repetitive or high-volume tasks.
- Strong communication skills with a collaborative and positive approach to working with team members and APJs in a remote environment.
- Comfortable working with graphic and emotionally challenging animal content, and awareness of personal boundaries and self-care needs.
Knowledge & Values
- Strong understanding of RAW workflows, colour management, codecs, export settings, and delivery formats for both stills and video.
- An understanding of photojournalism and content licensing would be an asset.
- Awareness and interest in the animal advocacy movement and global campaign trends to meet evolving stock site user and partner visual content needs.
- Commitment to WA’s mission and values.
Perks of Working with Us
- Flexible hours
- Work from anywhere
- A friendly, funny, talented, and caring team
More About Us
How to Apply
If you’d like to apply for this position, please complete this form. Rolling interviews will take place until a qualified candidate is found.
Note: If you meet most, but not all, requirements and still think you would be a great fit for the role, we encourage you to apply and let us know how we can support you. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those from underrepresented groups. We value diversity and believe that work on behalf of animals benefits significantly from collaborating with people from all backgrounds and identities. Accommodations are available during the screening process upon request.
Screening process (subject to minor adjustments):
- Application form
- Interview
- Skills assessment
- Reference check