SMS Data Collector - Vietnamese (Vietnam)

productiveplayhouse; United States; Remote; USD 11 - 33; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Remote work

Job summary

Productive Playhouse in Vietnam is seeking Vietnamese-speaking participants for a mobile messaging data collection project. You will submit authentic SMS messages you receive on your own phone and label each as scam or spam to help improve detection technology.

This remote, short-term opportunity offers flexible hours. You can participate on your own schedule from anywhere in Vietnam, provided you have a Vietnamese phone number and access to your own device.

Qualifications

• Native or expert-level fluency in Vietnamese.
• Currently located in Vietnam.
• Access to a mobile device and a Vietnam phone number.
• Ability to follow project guidelines and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Submit authentic SMS messages that meet project guidelines.
• Identify each message as Scam or Spam.
• Categorize submissions according to the message type.
• Ensure submissions are complete, accurate, and meet quality standards.
• Follow all project instructions and submission requirements.

Job description

SMS Data Collection Participant - Vietnamese (Vietnam)

Rate: $1.50 USD per qualified message

Location: Remote: Participants must be based in Vietnam

Schedule: Flexible

Project type: Short-term/project-based

Device requirement(s): You must use your own mobile phone and Vietnam phone number

The Project

Productive Playhouse is seeking Vietnamese-speaking participants for a mobile messaging data collection project. Participants will submit authentic scam and spam SMS messages received on their personal mobile phones to help improve technology designed to identify fraudulent and unwanted communications.

This is a flexible, remote opportunity. Participants may submit eligible messages whenever they receive them, provided all submissions meet project requirements..

Your contributions will support the development of tools designed to make mobile messaging safer for users around the world.

Why Participate?

• Earn $1.50 USD for each qualified message you submit
• Participate remotely on a flexible schedule
• Help improve scam-detection technology by showing how real messages appear in Vietnamese.

Duties

• Submit authentic SMS messages that meet project guidelines
• Identify each message as either Scam or Spam
• Categorize submissions according to the appropriate message type
• Ensure all submissions are complete, accurate, and meet quality standards
• Follow all project instructions and submission requirements

Please note: Messages collected from email or other platforms are not eligible. Submissions must be SMS messages received directly on your mobile phone.

Only submissions that meet requirements will be eligible for payment

Project Requirements

You may be a good fit if you:

• Are a native or expert-level fluency in Vietnamese, as spoken in Vietnam
• Currently located in Vietnam
• Have access to your own mobile device
• You must have access to your own Vietnam phone number
• Can follow project guidelines and quality standards

Why PPH?

• Your language skills are the whole point — and this project pays for them
• Work from anywhere, on your own schedule, alongside any other work you do
• Clear task specs, no ongoing oversight, no micromanagement Real project experience with a global data and language services company
• Work that actually improves how AI understands your language

About Productive Playhouse

We started by teaching kids through award-winning programming. We grew into a global data and language services company trusted by clients worldwide. But the mission never changed: keep language alive.

Transcription, translation, localization, linguistic analysis, AI evaluation — it all comes back to preserving languages and the cultures they carry.

All engagements are contingent upon successful completion of identity verification. Productive Playhouse is an equal opportunity organization headquartered in California and committed to diversity and inclusion across our global workforce. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and abilities, regardless of location or engagement type. For accommodations or inquiries, please contact HR.