Collector role
Smartphone Video Data Collector Jobs
TrueLabel accepts collectors for smartphone video collector opportunities where eligible applicants record approved task footage for physical AI and robotics teams.
Overview
Smartphone video collection uses a recent phone to record approved real-world task sequences in stable, well-lit clips. You shoot in landscape at 1080p or higher, keep the phone steady, and frame the object and hands clearly. No mount is required. You submit raw clips through TrueLabel and are paid only for footage accepted after review.
Collectors should be ready to share location, device model, mounts, language, recording space, and availability. Use a recent iPhone or Android phone, shoot 1080p/30fps or higher in landscape, turn off beautify and effect filters, and brace the phone for stability. TrueLabel uses those details to match applicants to role-specific and location-specific collector opportunities. Learn more about smartphone video collector in Mexico, physical AI data marketplace, privacy and consent for video capture.
Smartphone Video Data Collector job answers
Collector opportunity details
- Role
- Smartphone Video Data Collector
- Work type
- Remote, opportunity-based phone capture, no mount required (independent contractor)
- Common regions
- Mexico, LatAm, the United States, and Canada
- Typical equipment
- recent iPhone or Android phone with reliable 1080p video
- Capture spec
- Use a recent iPhone or Android phone, shoot 1080p/30fps or higher in landscape, turn off beautify and effect filters, and brace the phone for stability.
- Pay
- $18-$24 per approved hour of usable footage
- Payment basis
- $18-$24 per approved hour of usable footage, paid only for footage the TrueLabel collector QA team accepts on review (usually within 2 business days of upload)
- Review
- The TrueLabel collector QA team, usually within 2 business days of upload
- Last updated
- June 5, 2026
What this opportunity involves
What a smartphone video collector records
Smartphone video collection uses a recent phone to record approved real-world task sequences in stable, well-lit clips. You shoot in landscape at 1080p or higher, keep the phone steady, and frame the object and hands clearly. No mount is required. You submit raw clips through TrueLabel and are paid only for footage accepted after review.
Core responsibilities for smartphone video collectors
This role is defined by a specific set of capture habits: record in landscape orientation at 1080p or higher with steady framing, hold or brace the phone so footage stays stable without in-app filters or effects, capture clear, well-lit task sequences with the object and hands in frame, and submit raw, untrimmed clips rather than edited or stitched versions. Each is checked during review, so practising them before you submit keeps your acceptance rate high.
What gets accepted versus reshot
Footage is accepted when footage is landscape, 1080p or higher, and steady throughout, the object and hands are clearly visible and well lit, and clips are raw and untouched by filters, beautify, or in-camera edits. It is sent back or rejected when portrait orientation, low resolution, or heavy compression artifacts, filters, stabilization warping, or in-app effects altering the footage, and visible personal information or unblurred bystander faces.
How TrueLabel matches smartphone video collectors
For a smartphone video collector, the setup that matters most is concrete: use a recent iPhone or Android phone, shoot 1080p/30fps or higher in landscape, turn off beautify and effect filters, and brace the phone for stability. A passing sample proves you can produce a stable, well-lit, raw landscape clip at 1080p+ with the object and hands clearly in frame. Your profile should also list location, language, available mounts, recording environment, and weekly availability so TrueLabel can match you to eligible work.
What makes a submission review-ready
The single most common rejection is recording in portrait or with an in-app filter still enabled. Beyond that single failure, a review-ready smartphone video collector clip keeps the task visible from start to finish, follows the brief, avoids private information, and arrives as a raw upload. Test your framing on a short clip before recording the real take.
Matching opportunity types
TrueLabel uses collector profile signals such as location, device, language, capture setup, and sample quality to match applicants with eligible collector opportunities.
| Opportunity | Collector work |
|---|---|
| Capture responsibility | Record in landscape orientation at 1080p or higher with steady framing |
| Capture responsibility | Hold or brace the phone so footage stays stable without in-app filters or effects |
| Capture responsibility | Capture clear, well-lit task sequences with the object and hands in frame |
| Capture responsibility | Submit raw, untrimmed clips rather than edited or stitched versions |
Requirements and review
| Area | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Device | Use a recent iPhone or Android phone, shoot 1080p/30fps or higher in landscape, turn off beautify and effect filters, and brace the phone for stability. |
| Accepted when | footage is landscape, 1080p or higher, and steady throughout, the object and hands are clearly visible and well lit, and clips are raw and untouched by filters, beautify, or in-camera edits. |
| Rejected when | portrait orientation, low resolution, or heavy compression artifacts, filters, stabilization warping, or in-app effects altering the footage, and visible personal information or unblurred bystander faces. |
| Submission | Raw smartphone video collector files uploaded through the approved TrueLabel collector flow; the TrueLabel collector QA team reviews each one usually within 2 business days of upload and only accepted footage is paid ($18-$24 per approved hour of usable footage). |
Privacy and quality expectations
For this collector role across Mexico, LatAm, the United States, and Canada, good collector work is useful because the recording is clear, complete, and safe to review. Keep the task visible, avoid private information, submit raw files, and follow the opportunity brief before recording. If a project asks for first-person or smartphone video, assume that faces, IDs, payment cards, screens, addresses, private documents, and bystanders should stay out of frame unless the brief explicitly says otherwise.
For additional background, TrueLabel links to public references on privacy and responsible AI data practices. The opportunity brief, collector agreement, and TrueLabel review outcome remain the source of truth for what is accepted, rejected, or paid.
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FAQ
What makes a smartphone video collector submission pass review?
A passing sample proves you can produce a stable, well-lit, raw landscape clip at 1080p+ with the object and hands clearly in frame.
What is the most common reason smartphone video collector footage is rejected?
The single most common rejection is recording in portrait or with an in-app filter still enabled. Most reshoots for this role come back to that single issue, so check it on a short test clip before recording the full task.
Are rejected smartphone video collector uploads paid?
For this role, footage is sent back when portrait orientation, low resolution, or heavy compression artifacts. Payment applies only to accepted work that passes review; duplicate, unsafe, private, edited, or off-brief submissions are not eligible.
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