COMPANY: WILLWARE TECHNOLOGIES

ROLE: FREELANCE - Video Annotator - Shot Boundary Detection

WORK MODE: REMOTE

EXPERIENCE: 1+Yrs

Offer details

- Commitments required: 40 hours per week with at least 4 hours PST overlap
- Payment: PPT Rate: $2.50 per task AHT: 25 minutes
- Engagement type: Contractor - Pay per Task
- Duration of contract: 8 weeks

Role Overview

We're looking for detail-oriented video annotators to support a shot boundary detection project. Annotators will watch video clips, identify where shots begin and end, classify transition types (cuts, fades, dissolves, wipes), and group shots into scene buckets with category labels.

Job Responsibilities

- Watch video clips frame-by-frame and identify all shot boundaries
- Create a "Shot Card" for each shot, capturing start/end frames
- Identify and label the shot transition type and subtype (cut, fade, dissolve, wipe, etc.)
- Group shot cards into scene buckets based on narrative/event continuity
- Classify each video clip and scene bucket by category (e.g., TV-Streaming/Drama, Education/Documentary, Gaming/Sci-Fi, Podcast/Lifestyle)




- Maintain consistency and accuracy across a high volume of annotations
- Follow detailed labeling guidelines and flag edge cases for review

Job Requirements

- 1+ year of experience in video/film editing, content creation, or video production
- Robust understanding of shot composition, editing techniques, and transition types
- Sharp attention to detail and ability to distinguish subtle visual cues (e.g., panning/zooming vs. an actual shot change)
- Comfortable working with annotation tools and following structured labeling workflows
- Ability to work independently and meet quality/throughput targets
- Good written communication for documenting edge cases or ambiguous calls
- Nice to Have:

Nice to have Qualification:

- Background in film studies, cinematography, or media production
- Prior experience with data annotation or labeling projects
- Familiarity with different genres (drama, documentary, gaming, podcast/lifestyle content)

📌 FREELANCE – Video Annotator - Shot Boundary Detection (India)
🏢 WILLWARE TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE
📍 India