OpenTrain · Record at home
Video Data Collection Recorder (San Francisco)
Listed on OpenTrain as “Video Data Collection Recorder (San Francisco)”
How this rate compares
This listing
$35–$40 per hour
Typical in Record at home
$10 per hour
Above the typical range
Typical: the middle of the lowest and highest rates posted by 57 listings in this category on MantaWork, in US dollars.
What this actually is
You evaluate AI outputs and provide expert feedback used to train the next generation of models. The platform title (Video Data Collection Recorder (San Francisco)) reflects the rate band and the expertise required, not the day-to-day work.
Original posting from OpenTrain
Work location: Remote from: United States
The work
You will collect video data during in-person sessions, using devices provided for the project. Follow the instructions and procedures, check recordings against the guidelines, and handle equipment responsibly.
• Record video data during scheduled sessions.
• Check that recordings are complete and meet the applicable guidelines.
• Communicate any issues you encounter while recording.What it pays and takes
• Pay: $35 to $40 per hour.
• Location: You must be based in San Francisco and able to attend in-person sessions.
• Type: Part-time contract work.
• Requirements: Fluent English, comfort operating provided devices, strong attention to detail, and a reliable, organized approach to following instructions.
• No specialized professional experience or technical background is required.How it works
You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.
The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 4 screening questions.
About AI training work
AI training work uses examples collected or reviewed by people to help build artificial intelligence systems. Careful video recording gives those systems useful data to learn from.
Quoted from OpenTrain's public listing on 2026-11-15. We don't edit platform copy; honest framing is in the title and the “what this actually is” block above.
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About OpenTrain
A marketplace where AI teams post paid data work. Data collection jobs include at-home video recording, first-person chore footage and 360-camera vlogging. Most pay per hour of approved video. Each job lists its pay and countries.
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