Recorder - Videos for Data Collection Project, AI training
Role Overview
As a Recorder for Toptal's AI data-collection project, you will film yourself performing a mastered hands-on activity from a first-person perspective using a smartphone, ensuring hands and procedures stay in focus. You will deliver complete end-to-end videos in MP4 format with JSON metadata, providing live English narration or ambient audio. This is a flexible, ongoing remote role suited to self-motivated individuals who can follow a prepare-execute-finish script and produce high-quality POV footage.
Perks & Benefits
This role offers fully remote, flexible hours with earnings based on the number of approved videos, making it ideal for those seeking supplemental or project-based income. You can work from your own setting and choose activities you already master, with an immediate start upon test video approval. There is potential for ongoing work and growth as more sub-areas and videos are approved, with compensation tied to total hours for accepted submissions.
Full Job Description
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About the ClientOur client is involved in an innovative data-collection project, which focuses on creating video datasets for training AI models. These AI models are designed to learn from first-person (POV) video footage. The captured videos depict real people involved in hands-on tasks with a mounted phone on their head or chest, paired with spoken narration. The purpose is to enable the model to connect visual inputs (objects, hands, actions) with audio descriptions.About the RoleThe Recorder role requires individuals who can master a specific hands-on activity from a selection of verticals. You will need to film yourself performing these tasks from a first-person perspective using your smartphone while ensuring the tasks are clearly visible. If fluent in English, you may narrate live; otherwise, ambient audio will suffice, and a separate narrator will cover the task later.Tasks & DeliverablesTask Execution: Select a mastered sub-area activity and record a complete end-to-end process.Video Requirements: Ensure hands and the procedure are constantly in focus.Narration: Provide live narration if fluent in English or ambient audio for post-recording narration.Format: Deliver videos in MP4 format with accompanying JSON metadata.Quality: Maintain narration density at 25 words per minute; ensure 90%+ of speech describes the setting or task steps.Required SkillsMastery of at least one specific sub-area activity from the provided list below (more applications and what need to be recorded for each skill sub-area will be provided in detail prior to the work).Home & Daily Tasks: cleaning; laundry (sorting, folding); organizing a closet; house tours; pet care; packing luggage; loading appliances / dishwashingRepairs & DIY: home repair; gardening / farming; furniture assembly; woodworking; plumbing; electrical work; bicycle maintenance; soldering electronicsTextile & Craft Arts: sewing; knitting; crocheting; using a loom; leathercrafting; bookbinding; crafting jewelry; pottery / ceramicsProfessional Trades & Industrial: automotive repair / maintenance; warehousing / logistics; construction / woodworking; laboratory work; operating heavy machinery controls; assembly-line packagingHobbies & Arts: art drawing; art ceramics; art painting; playing instruments; model building; outdoor survival / camping; calligraphyTechnology & Computing: using computers or devices (e.g. audio mixers); gaming; product demos; VR / AR interaction; 3D printer setup / maintenanceOutdoors & Activity: city tours; shopping; navigating public transitPersonal Care: haircut; applying makeup; detailed grooming routinesSpecialized & Professional: medical procedures; first aid training; professional barista workflows; culinary chef / knife work; lab protocols (pipetting, titrations)The capability to record stable, clear POV videos with a smartphone.Ability to work in a real setting without third parties in frame.Competent in following a prepare execute finish script for filming tasks.All details on the Acceptance Criteria will be shared prior to the work.Nice-to-have SkillsExperience recording tutorials or classes.Access to various settings for diverse video backgrounds.Owns equipment like a head/chest mount, image stabilization tools, or a good microphone.RulesNo personal data on video third-party faces, screens, documents, plates, addresses, mirror reflections.100% human narration no TTS or synthetic voice.Engagement DetailsCompensation model: Hourly paid, considering the total number of hours for approved videos.Commitment Type: Flexible hours based on video submissions.Duration: Ongoing, with earnings based on the number of approved videos.Location: Remote, with flexible overlap with client's timezone.Start Date: Immediate start upon approval of test video.
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