Video Data Collector (Smartphone)

Role Title: Video Data Collector (Smartphone)
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote

micro1 is engaging experienced Video Data Collector (Smartphone) contributors to support an innovative customer project across select countries: UK, Canada, India, Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. 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.
Scope of Work

- 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.

Preferred Qualifications

- 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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