Photographer

What you'll do

The title says photographer; the work is video annotation. micro1's customer has footage of robotic arms performing a range of tasks, and you watch each session closely, then tag and categorise it against grading guidelines written for the project. A photographer's eye is the reason you are being asked: you judge clarity, composition and whether the frame actually shows what it needs to, and you spot small visual discrepancies in how the robot carried out its task.

The rest is consistency and communication. The ad stresses applying the grading rules the same way in every session, submitting clean annotations and written observations through the project's tools, and checking with trainers and coordinators, asynchronously, when a guideline is unclear.

Photography is the angle you bring to the job; most hours go on watching and labelling.

Who fits

Everything is listed as preferred:

• A professional photography background, with a strong eye for composition and technical image quality
• Experience in video annotation, data labelling or AI training, ideally with robotics or technical footage
• Sharp attention to detail, including subtle cues in moving images
• Patience with complex guidelines and repetitive processes without letting accuracy slip
• Experience with annotation platforms or visual data tools, which the ad calls highly desirable
• Comfort working independently to deadlines in a remote, asynchronous setup
• Some knowledge of machine learning or robotics, a plus but not required

No AI experience is required. Photographers who already do image review, retouching QC or stock-agency editing will find the judgement familiar.

Where it is open

The location line reads "Northern America, Latin America, Europe, UK, Oceania". Those are regions rather than a list of countries, so check your own country falls inside them before applying. Asia and Africa are not named.

What it pays

$50–90/hour, the band micro1 posts across its robotic-arm footage roles, including Filmmaker, Audiovisual Producer and Senior AI Trainer (Robotics Video Annotation), which lists the same regions. The ad does not say what sets your rate inside the band, the weekly hours or how long the project runs.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Flagged high demand, with 250 openings
• Photography experience counts directly, with no AI background needed
• A strong hourly band for footage review
• Asynchronous, remote work

Less good:

• Restricted to the regions listed above
• Annotation experience is preferred, so applicants with labelling history may be ahead
• Reviewing robot-arm footage is repetitive, and more video work than photography
• No hours, duration or customer published; contractor terms with no benefits

About this listing

Posted by micro1 on its own jobs portal on 29 September 2026 and read there the next day, when it was marked new and flagged as high demand. The $50–90/hour band, the 250 openings, the location line and the qualifications above come from the listing. If you already applied to one of the robotic footage siblings, check whether it is the same project before applying again. See micro1.