What are Taggers? People who make money watching Netflix

Like most mortals today, surely you invest part of your time in consuming content through one of the streaming platforms. Maybe at some point the idea “how cool it would be if they paid me to watch series and movies sitting here” crossed your mind. But what would you think if we told you that this is possible? Today we tell you everything you need to know about the Taggers or, in other words, people who make money watching Netflix.

What does a Tagger do?

What are Taggers
It is more than likely that this of the Taggers generates some kind of curiosity or interest. But we already anticipate that it is not an easy or accessible position for everyone.

The Taggers, as we have already mentioned a little above, are also known as ” Netflix Taggers”. In the end, they are people whose job it is to watch the movies and series that are included in the service of the big red N, and then label them, categorize them and add metadata with more information. Actually, its work serves so that the algorithms of recommendations that, when you finish watching certain content on Netflix, show you some other that may be interesting to you.

As some taggers have already commented in interviews, this job causes them to watch more than 20 hours of content on Netflix a week . Once the series or movie is finished, this is when they add that information and labels. In this way, in addition to showing us recommended series or movies that hit your recommendation, it will also be important so that the content is categorized correctly. Imagine that you were watching La casa de papel on Netflix and, at the end, the platform recommended you to watch a documentary on minimalism, would this make any sense? Well, this is where the true objective of the Taggers is seen.

But of course, not everyone is valid or qualified to perform this job that, a priori, seems so good and entertaining.

How to work from Tagger?

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If you want to work as a Tagger for Netflix, there are different things that you should take into account when carrying out the process. To apply for the job of tagger , you just have to:

  • Access the Netflix Jobs section of its official website.
  • Once here, click on the “Search Jobs” menu in the upper right corner of your screen to get to all the job offers available in the company.
  • Within this list you can manually search for the position of “Editorial analyst” or “editorial analyst” in English.

That’s how “simple” it is to present your bacchante for this type of job. But of course, as we told you before, not everyone is suitable for it. Among the requirements that Netflix puts for this position you will have to:

  • Have the ability to synthesize.
  • Being able to discern between different nuances within each genre of film or series.
  • Possess more than 5 years of experience in the film and / or television industry.

Regarding salary , as has already been leaked on several occasions, the Taggers have a confidentiality clause in their contract that prohibits them from revealing different aspects, among which is what they charge. But, according to some sources, the approximate salary that a Netflix tagger could have would be around 72,000 US dollars a year.

Netflix, as a company, has preferred not to make any kind of comment on the matter whenever it has been asked about the subject. But of course, it is normal for people to be scandalized that someone can charge that amount of money to watch series and movies. In the end, it is a job to which you have to dedicate a certain amount of hours and, as we have already seen, for which you have to have a certain skill and experience to do it well.