Business Owner – Video Data Collection Partner

$9/hrrate as listed

Business owners and operators record structured video footage of real work being performed inside their own business, which micro1 collects as training data for AI models. Pay is observed at $9/hr for filming and upload time, with rates varying by task complexity and footage requirements.

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What the work involves

This is a data-collection partnership rather than a conventional annotation seat. micro1 recruits owners and operators of real businesses — workshops, clinics, kitchens, repair shops, warehouses, salons, construction sites, small manufacturing floors — and pays them to film ordinary tasks being carried out in their space. A collection brief specifies what needs to be captured: the activity, camera angle, framing, duration, lighting conditions, and how many distinct takes or variations are needed. You film it, review it against the brief, and upload through the platform.

Day-to-day this looks like short recording blocks scheduled around your actual operations. Typical batches run a handful of clips of one to five minutes each, often shot with a phone or a head-mounted camera, sometimes with a required second angle. You are responsible for the practical logistics: getting written consent from anyone visible on camera, keeping customer information and identifiable documents out of frame, and confirming the footage is stable and in focus before it leaves your device. Rejected clips are usually rejected for framing, motion blur, audio, or a step being obscured — not for the work itself being wrong.

What the platform screens for

Proof that you genuinely own or manage the business and can authorize filming on the premises
A specific, describable domain of hands-on work that maps to something a model would need to learn
Ability to follow a written capture spec literally, including retakes when a clip misses a requirement
Sound judgment on privacy, consent, and what must never appear on camera
Baseline technical comfort: stable handheld or mounted capture, file management, upload of large video files

Logistics

Fully remote and asynchronous — the "remote" here means micro1 never visits your site. You film on your own schedule inside your own premises and submit when a batch is complete. Volume is project-driven and lumpy: an active collection brief may ask for several hours of usable footage over a week or two, then go quiet until the next brief matches your domain. Pay has been observed at $9/hr for capture and upload time; this is stated as observed, not guaranteed, and per-clip or per-batch structures are also used depending on the project.

What they look for

team-management
workplace-permission-compliance
employee-consent-management
mobile-device-operation
attention-to-detail

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

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Do you own the business, co-own it, or hold a management position with the authority to authorize video recording on the premises?
Business ownership or management authority · required
Is your primary business domain built on hands-on, repeatable tasks that can be filmed and would produce instructional video (e.g. repair, construction, food prep, clinical procedure, manufacturing, assembly)?
Hands-on operational domain · required
Do you have access to a smartphone or digital camera capable of recording high-definition video?
Phone or video camera access · required
Do you have broadband internet at your business location with sufficient bandwidth to upload large video files (typically 500 MB to 2 GB per clip)?
Reliable internet for file uploads · preferred
Can you obtain and retain written or documented consent from people who appear on camera in your business?
Written consent capability · required

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Included with this listing

Interview prep — 11 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: Can the candidate articulate a hands-on process concrete enough to be learned from video, and do they understand the distinction between a business activity and generic office work?
A strong answer: The candidate describes a specific, recurring task with clear steps — e.g., a repair procedure, food prep sequence, or assembly process — where the camera could capture hand placement, tool use, or material flow. They volunteer context about why consistency matters in their work.
Where people lose it: Vague or abstract description ('we help customers' or 'manage the shop') that doesn't reveal an actual hands-on process, or describing work that is primarily verbal, decision-based, or invisible on video.