Generalist Video Annotator

We are looking for a detail-oriented Generalist Video Annotator to support AI data annotation and evaluation projects across video, image, and text-based content. This role is ideal for someone who can carefully review videos, identify key details, and write clear, structured explanations about what they observe.

Responsibilities

• Watch and review video content based on project-specific guidelines
• Identify important visual details, actions, objects, people, scenes, and events
• Write clear descriptions, summaries, and reasoning for video annotations
• Rate video quality, relevance, accuracy, safety, or other assigned criteria
• Flag unclear, low-quality, or policy-sensitive content when needed
• Follow detailed annotation instructions and maintain consistency across tasks
• Provide feedback on edge cases and help improve annotation quality

Requirements

• Strong writing and communication skills
• Prior writing experience is required, such as content writing, creative writing, journalism, research writing, copywriting, or detailed review writing
• Ability to describe visual content clearly and objectively
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfortable reviewing videos for long periods of time
• Ability to follow detailed guidelines and apply feedback quickly
• Reliable, organized, and able to meet deadlines
• Prior experience in data annotation, video review, QA, content moderation, or AI training is a plus

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is someone who is observant, thoughtful, and strong at written explanations. They should be able to watch a video and clearly explain what is happening, why it matters, and how it should be categorized based on the project guidelines.

Verita engagements are remote and asynchronous, and Verita says they are paid weekly.