Home/Office Activities Video Contributor

Workstream is a mission-driven company building the all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for managing the hourly workforce. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, making up 80% of the global workforce, but this market has been heavily underserved by technology and deserves better. Workstream has been purpose-built for the hourly workforce from day one so that these businesses and their employees can thrive.

Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including Burger King, Carl's Jr./Hardee's, IHOP, KFC, and Culvers. We are a high growth series B company and quickly expanding our product portfolio to deliver on our vision. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue.

Help Shape the Future of Robotics, Earn Income

We are looking for paid participants to record videos of everyday activities at your home and/or at our Menlo Park lab wearing a head-mounted camera. These videos will be used to help robotics to learn how to perceive, understand and interact with real-world environments. You will record yourself doing things you already do in your daily life such as folding laundry, making or preparing food, cleaning/tidying up and sorting items, rearranging items etc. If you’re detail-oriented, comfortable performing everyday tasks and earning additional income to contribute to cutting-edge robotics research, we’d love to work with you!

What to Expect

• Your main goal is to capture < 20 hours of footage weekly that shows clear and intentional arm, hand and finger movements interacting with objects and your environment (e.g., folding clothes or using a screwdriver), rather than low-value activities like typing, using your phone, or sitting idle.
• On a weekly-basis, you will be required to upload your footage to a Google Drive on a timely basis, perform basic quality checks on recordings, and track your own day-to-day filming progress. No robotics or technical background is required.
• You will be compensated based off the total number of usable footage provided a monthly-basis.
• Examples of unusable footage: footage captured in the dark, footage showing only fingers and not your full hands and arms, footage of idle activities (sitting around, driving, using your phone, watching TV etc.), footage that captures personal information, etc. 
• Project duration will be assessed on a month-to-month basis
• You are free to film as much task-specific, high quality, usable footage as you want, making this a great way to earn some extra income whilst completing your already day-to-day tasks.

Day In the Life

During filming, you will:

• Wear a company-loaned head mounted DJI Osmo Nano/GoPro camera, Meta Quest headset, or your phone via a provided baseball cap, or head strap
• Film tasks according to filming best practices
• Ensure successful recordings, before uploading the files to a drive for submission
• Get paid.

Example Tasks and Video

• Picking up, placing, and organizing objects
• Sorting items by size, color, or category
• Using simple tools (e.g., screwdriver, cloth, utensils)
• Cleaning or wiping surfaces
• Assembling or disassembling simple objects
• Reaching and placing objects at varying distances

Sample footage link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sdbXDSkHXYlj9qr96-0bD6wPGMcQXH_c/view?usp=sharing

Who You Are

• You must be a US citizen, or Green Card holder
• Must be located in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Must have a smartphone with a wide camera (0.5x zoom), a computer + internet connection to upload videos
• Ability to follow detailed instructions carefully
• Comfort performing light physical tasks (standing, reaching, grasping objects)
• Ability to move naturally, slowly, and deliberately during recordings
• Reliability and punctuality for scheduled sessions
• Willing to go to our office once for a 1-time, 30-minute training 
• Open to go through a background check

Compensation

• This is a 1099 independent contractor role compensated at $14.00 per hour of approved, usable video footage of you simply filming your already-everyday tasks.
• Usable footage constitutes footage clearly showing hand and arm movement, filmed in a well-lit environment completing activities relevant for robotics training.
• This role is not eligible for employee benefits or equity.

Who Can Apply

We value participation from individuals of all backgrounds. All qualified participants will be considered regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status. Even if you’re unsure whether you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply.  

Know More About Workstream

• https://www.workstream.us/blog/funding-series-b
• https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/26/workstreams-text-based-recruitment-tool-gets-a-48m-bet-from-bond-and-beyond/
• https://techbuzz.news/buzzworthy-august-27-2021/

Additional Information 

Workstream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. 

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.