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Posted May 29, 2026

Video Annotation Specialist - Detail Expert

• *About The Job • *Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include • *Benchmark** , • *General Catalyst** , • *Peter Thiel** , • *Adam D'Angelo** , • *Larry Summers** , and • *Jack Dorsey** . • *Position:** Freelance Contributor • *Type: • *Contract • Compensation: • $16/hour • *Location: • *Remote • *Commitment: • *20+ hours/week • *Role Responsibilities • Watch egocentric videos of household tasks like cleaning and organizing. • Segment videos into individual actions, identifying precise start and end times. • Write short, natural language descriptions for each action. • Label each segment with the correct action type and hand usage. • Screen videos for quality issues before annotating. • Follow detailed guidelines to ensure consistent, high-quality training data. • *Qualifications • *Must-Have • Strong attention to detail for precise timestamp placement. • Good judgment and common sense to interpret guidelines in real-world scenarios. • Clear, concise writing in English with native or near-native fluency. • Comfort with repetitive, focused work for reviewing multiple action segments. • Basic computer proficiency with browser-based annotation tools. • *Preferred • Experience with video editing, data labeling, transcription, or similar media work. • *Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)**- Participate in a short AI interview (~20 minutes). • Complete a screening quiz (~15 to 20 minutes) testing attention to detail, judgment, and writing skills. Top candidates will be extended offers in as soon as <1 day. • *Resources & Support** • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome • For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected] • PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.* ,