Business Owner – Video Data Collection Partner
Micro1 • Remote, Canada, USA
Education
Any
Type
hourly
Pay Rate
$11/hr
Actively Hiring
200 openings
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About this Role
From the Micro1 listing
micro1 is looking for small business owners who want to participate in a paid video data collection project for AI. Your business would help collect real videos of normal work happening in your workplace. These videos will help train AI systems to better understand how people complete real-world tasks. You do not need experience with AI. We are looking for business owners with active teams and real day-to-day work.
Who can participate
- Your business may be a good fit if you:
- Are an owner, partner, or co-owner of a business in LATAM, the United States, or Canada
- Have at least 2 employees who can participate
- Have regular work activities that can be recorded safely
- Can have each participating employee record at least 10 hours of work
- Can get permission to record in the workplace
- Can make sure participating employees agree to be recorded
- Can start soon after a short onboarding call
- Employees will use their own iPhone or Android phone to record. Their phone must have an ultra-wide camera and the required motion sensors.
Businesses that may be a good fit
Examples include:
- Construction, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, painting, and renovation businesses
- Auto repair, equipment repair, and maintenance businesses
- Machine shops, fabrication shops, woodworking, and manufacturing businesses
- Warehouses, logistics, delivery, and fulfillment businesses
- Landscaping, cleaning, pest control, and property maintenance businesses
- Catering companies, bakeries, restaurants, and commercial kitchens
- Hardware stores, garden centers, greenhouses, and nurseries
- The best fit is a business where employees do different hands-on tasks throughout the day. Assembly-line or highly repetitive work is not a fit.
Privacy and consent
We take privacy seriously. Before recording starts, the business owner must make sure employees agree to participate and that the business has permission to record.
Payment
Businesses are paid based on the amount and quality of approved video data collected.
Requirements
- You own or help run a business in LATAM, the United States, or Canada
- You have at least 2 employees who can participate
- Each employee can record at least 10 hours.
Requirements
- team-management
- workplace-permission-compliance
- employee-consent-management
- mobile-device-operation
- attention-to-detail
- Must be eligible to work in one of: Remote, Canada
Why This Role
No office, no fixed hours, no relocation. This Business Owner – Video Data Collection Partner role pays $11/hr fully remote, giving you access to Generalist work that would otherwise be limited to a handful of major cities.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can I apply to Micro1 from outside the US or UK?
Yes. Micro1 accepts applicants from most countries worldwide, unlike DataAnnotation or Outlier, both of which cap access to a handful of English-speaking countries. Most roles still require strong written and spoken English.
Does Micro1 monitor your computer while you work?
On many projects, yes, through time-tracking tools that take periodic screenshots to verify active hours. Check the specific project's requirements before accepting if desktop monitoring is a dealbreaker.
What does the Micro1 application process look like?
Expect a screening interview with Zara, Micro1's AI recruiter. Prepare for it like a real video call: good lighting, clear audio, verbal answers to technical questions. A human manager reviews the recording afterward, and some roles add a short skills assessment on top.
What does task-based AI training work actually look like?
Practical, hands-on data work: recording short videos, categorizing images, rating text responses, or analyzing data. Tasks are designed to be short and distinct, typically 5 to 60 minutes each.
What does asynchronous AI training work mean in practice?
No set hours, no check-ins, no meetings. You log in when you want, pick up an available task, complete it, and submit; nobody is waiting on you in real time. That's different from remote employment, where you're expected online during business hours. The tradeoff: you're competing with others for available tasks, so an empty queue means there's simply nothing to do until more work is released.
What does Generalist work look like for a Business Owner – Video Data Collection Partner?
Tasks here are scoped to Generalist, not generic labeling. As a Business Owner – Video Data Collection Partner, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Generalist) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Generalist background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What does the 'openings' count on this listing mean?
It's Micro1's live count of how many candidates it's still trying to place for this specific role, 200 right now, not a countdown on your individual application. A higher number signals more active demand; it doesn't lower the bar for acceptance.
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Can I apply from outside Canada, USA?
This specific role is restricted to Canada, USA. If you are outside these locations, applying is unlikely to result in an offer even if you pass the assessment. Check the full job description for any VPN or tax-residency caveats.