# Capture Rig Operator, New York

Rig and hardware operation · New York, US · Freelance

- **Typical project pay**: USD 20-28 per hour
- **Where**: New York, US
- **Contract**: Freelance
- **Status**: Applications open
- **Published**: 2026-09-27

Each project invitation states the work, your pay, what the pay covers and what the work must meet. You see it before you accept.

You are paid to set up and run capture hardware at data collection sessions. It suits people with hands-on camera, audio or sensor experience who can travel to capture locations.

In person, in and around New York, not from home. This listing is for English speakers who live there or can travel there.

### What the work is for

Every market that produces data needs local people to run its collection sessions, for speech, video and sensor capture.

### The work

- Assemble, calibrate and test the rig before each session, to the project checklist.
- Run the capture, watch the signal and stop the session when something drifts.
- Pack down, log the session and hand the data over complete.

### You need

- Hands-on experience with cameras, audio or sensor hardware.
- Ability to travel to capture locations in your city.
- 18 years or older.

Our team reviews applications for this role and contacts selected applicants by email.

## Apply

Takes a couple of minutes. No CV needed.

- **Payment**: Via PayPal, Wise, or bank transfer
- **When you are paid**: Paid every two weeks after approved work.
- **Fees to you**: Never, at any stage. If someone asks, it is not us
- **Who hires you**: YPAI, a registered Norwegian company that collects and annotates data for AI

[Apply now](https://freelancer.ypai.ai/jobs/openings/capture-rig-operator-new-york)