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Video Annotation Specialist - Egocentric - AI Trainer

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on evaluating and ensuring the accuracy of captions for egocentric video segments at Mercor. You will work independently to maintain high-quality standards in video annotation, supporting AI research labs with precise evaluations.

Qualifications

  • Excellent attention to detail and patience for visual review.
  • Reliable left/right reasoning from the camera wearer's perspective.
  • Strong English reading comprehension and precise word understanding.
  • Ability to learn and apply detailed guidelines quickly.
  • Good judgment on ambiguous cases.

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate the accuracy of captions for egocentric video segments.
  • Approve captions that accurately describe actions in video segments.
  • Reject captions with errors, specifying major or minor issues.
  • Exclude unusable footage due to corruption or improper camera mounting.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Detail Oriented
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Quality Assurance
  • Patience

About the company

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Mercor

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Job description

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: Video Caption Auditor Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $20–$30/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Evaluate the accuracy of captions for egocentric (first-person) video segments.
  • Approve captions that accurately describe actions in video segments.
  • Reject captions with errors, specifying major or minor issues such as incorrect verbs or actions.
  • Exclude unusable footage due to corruption or improper camera mounting.
  • Follow detailed guidelines to ensure consistent and high-quality evaluations.
  • Work independently and asynchronously to meet project deadlines.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • Excellent attention to detail and patience for visual review.
  • Reliable left/right reasoning from the camera wearer's perspective.
  • Strong English reading comprehension and precise word understanding.
  • Ability to learn and apply detailed guidelines quickly.
  • Good judgment on ambiguous cases.

Preferred

  • Prior experience in video annotation, data labeling, content moderation, QA, or AI training/evaluation work.

Start Date

  • Start quickly; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

  • Upload resume
  • AI interview based on your resume
  • Submit form

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.



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