Video Data Collector (Smartphone)

Role Title: Video Data Collector (Smartphone)

Role Type: Contract

Location: Remote

In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

• Capture natural, first-person video footage of everyday activities in real-world environments using your personal smartphone with a head strap (initial phase).

• Carefully follow detailed capture instructions and submit video recordings through an internal platform, ensuring all required metadata is complete and accurate.

• Leverage your initiative to independently identify shooting locations within approved settings and comply with privacy, consent, and safety protocols.

• Transition to using company-provided video equipment and updated workflows in subsequent project phases, recording across public, commercial, and outdoor settings.

• Coordinate and record group activities with others when assignments require additional participants, ensuring all written consents and permissions are obtained.

• Maintain high standards of data quality and reliability throughout the project to ensure all deliverables meet specified guidelines.

• Communicate effectively with project coordinators, reporting progress, challenges, or clarifications as required.

• Proven experience in video capture or similar data collection activities, with a keen eye for detail.

• Reliable access to a high-quality personal smartphone suitable for video recording (for the initial phase).

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a particular emphasis on accuracy and clarity in submissions and correspondence.

• Ability to follow complex instructions with meticulous attention to privacy, consent, and metadata requirements.

• Comfort navigating both home and public environments for data collection, with adaptability to evolving project needs.

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate or coordinate with others when group recordings are assigned.

• Flexibility to manage varied tasks and adapt quickly to new workflows and equipment as the project evolves.

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