Video Data Collector (Smartphone)

Job Description

Engaging experienced Video Data Collectors (Smartphone) to support an innovative customer project across select countries: UK, Canada, India, Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, and Australia. Capture natural, first-person video footage of everyday activities in real-world environments using your personal smartphone with a head strap (initial phase).

• Carefully follow detailed capture instructions and submit video recordings through an internal platform, ensuring all required metadata is complete and accurate.
• Leverage your initiative to independently identify shooting locations within approved settings and comply with privacy, consent, and safety protocols.
• Transition to using company-provided video equipment and updated workflows in subsequent project phases, recording across public, commercial, and outdoor settings.
• Capture group activities with others when assignments require additional participants, ensuring all written consents and permissions are obtained.
• Maintain high standards of data quality and reliability throughout the project to ensure all deliverables meet specified guidelines.
• Communicate effectively with project coordinators, reporting progress, challenges, or clarifications as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience in video capture or similar data collection activities, with a keen eye for detail.
• Reliable access to a high-quality personal smartphone suitable for video recording (for the initial phase).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a particular emphasis on accuracy and clarity in submissions and correspondence.
• Able to follow complex instructions with meticulous attention to privacy, consent, and metadata requirements.
• Comfort navigating both home and public environments for data collection, with adaptability to evolving project needs.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate or coordinate with others when group recordings are assigned.
• Flexibility to manage varied tasks and adapt quickly to new workflows and equipment as the project evolves.