What the work actually involves

You watch short video clips and mark what happens and exactly when. That means placing in and out points on actions and events, identifying scene changes and cuts, noting where pacing or intensity shifts, and labeling the tone of each section along with the frames where that tone turns over. The annotation guidelines are detailed and they evolve; a large part of the job is applying the current version identically across hundreds of clips, including clips that look nearly the same as the last twenty. When footage doesn't fit the rule set, you flag it to a project lead rather than forcing the nearest available label — and, over time, you propose edits to the guidelines where the same ambiguity keeps recurring.

This is the same muscle a music editor uses to place a cue or find a downbeat: deciding where a moment truly begins, not roughly where it begins. Boundary drift of a few frames is the failure mode this project is built to avoid, so self-review and boundary correction are explicit parts of the task, not optional polish.

What micro1 screens for

The screen is AI-led and conversational. Expect it to press on verifiable post-production history — what you cut, in what tool, at what timecode precision — and then on judgment: how you decide a boundary when the visual and audio cues disagree, what you do with a clip that sits between two mood labels, how you stay consistent on session six of a repetitive batch. Prior AI or data-labeling experience is a plus but genuinely not required; unverifiable claims of it are worse than none. Availability and throughput questions are real, because the project is volume-based with quality thresholds.

Logistics

  • Fully remote, contractor engagement.
  • Largely asynchronous annotation work with scheduled syncs or written threads for guideline questions and edge-case resolution.
  • Volume is assigned in batches with deadlines; sustained weekly hours matter more than a fixed schedule.
  • Reliable internet and a display suitable for frame-accurate review are practical necessities.
  • Observed pay band is $50–90/hr; actual rate depends on assessed experience and project tier and is not guaranteed.