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About the Role
Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L.
What You'll Do
- 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
- 1+ year of experience in video/film editing, content creation, or video production
You're a Good Fit If You
- Required skills: Video
- 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)
- Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI projects.
- Competitive compensation.
- Flexible working hours and remote work environment.
- Shortlisted candidates will complete an assessment.
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