Animal Rights Film Library Manager

Organization: The Humane Choices Foundation

Location: Remote (Canada-based preferred)

Commitment: Volunteer | Flexible hours

About The Humane Choices Foundation

The Humane Choices Foundation is a registered nonprofit organization committed to advancing animal welfare and humane education through compassionate awareness, ethical advocacy, and meaningful community involvement. Our mission is to inspire individuals, institutions, and communities to make choices rooted in empathy, sustainability, and respect for all living beings.

About the Role

The Humane Choices Foundation is building a comprehensive global library of animal-rights documentaries and short films. This volunteer role supports the creation, organization, and expansion of this library by curating content, managing rights and licensing, reviewing Creative Commons materials, and building partnerships with filmmakers and ethical creators.

We are looking for someone passionate about animal welfare and compassionate storytelling — someone who wants to help build a resource that educates, inspires, and empowers people around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, identify, and curate powerful animal-rights documentaries and short films (including Creative Commons, public domain, independent films, and ethical content).
• Verify licensing information to ensure all materials can be legally archived and shared.
• Contact filmmakers, creators, and organizations to build partnerships using a revenue-sharing or exposure-based collaboration model.
• Maintain an organized digital film library, categorized by themes such as animal welfare, wildlife protection, factory farming, cultural traditions, veganism, environmental issues, and humane living.
• Prepare metadata such as titles, summaries, keywords, categories, and credits.
• Develop curated playlists, collections, or thematic sections within the library.
• Assist with sourcing original or creator-approved film files in the highest available quality.
• Track approvals, agreements, and collaboration details with creators.
• Support long-term expansion of the library by discovering new filmmakers and ethical media sources.

Skills & Qualifications

• Passion for animal rights, veganism, or humane education.
• Strong research and organizational skills.
• Ability to evaluate or learn Creative Commons licensing and usage rights.
• Good writing skills for summaries and metadata.
• Comfortable communicating with independent creators and NGOs.
• Detail-oriented and willing to learn simple workflows for media curation.

Time Commitment

3–5 hours per week (flexible, remote)

Duration: Ongoing

What You Gain

• Contribute meaningfully to a growing global library that promotes compassion, awareness, and ethical storytelling.
• Experience in media curation, digital archiving, and filmmaker partnership building.
• Training on Creative Commons licensing, ethical content sourcing, and compassionate media strategies.
• Recognition as a core contributor to the Humane Choices Foundation's media initiatives.
• The opportunity to influence public awareness and help bring important stories to the world.

If you care about animals, storytelling, and helping build a powerful resource for change, we would love to have you join our team.

Apply now and help shape the world's most compassionate documentary library.

Job Type: Part-time

Expected hours: 5 – 7 per week

Application question(s):

• Please confirm your understanding that this is an unpaid volunteer position: Yes / No.
• Our mission promotes reducing harm to animals and advancing plant-based solutions. What aspects of this mission resonate with you and why?
• Please share your understanding or experience of animal rights movement.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (required)

Experience:

• Social media management: 5 years (preferred)

Work Location: Remote