Music Professional

Handshake AI; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 28,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Handshake AI is seeking experienced music professionals to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. You’ll draw on hands-on expertise in instrumental performance, composition, or music production to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand music.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside other commitments, with fully remote, asynchronous scheduling and no minimum hour requirement (most contributors work

Qualifications

• Master's degree or above required; DMA strongly preferred.
• Background in composition, jazz performance, guitar performance, commercial music, or instrumental performance.
• Strong instrumental performance background; performance-focused degrees preferred over musicology or ethnomusicology.
• Experience with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or Ableton is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated music content for accuracy and relevance.
• Create expert-level training data from professional experience.
• Provide feedback to improve AI understanding of music across styles, traditions, and cultures.
• Work remotely with flexible, asynchronous scheduling and no minimum hour requirement.

Skills

Instrumental performance

Composition

Jazz performance

Guitar performance

Commercial music

Pro Tools

Logic Pro

Ableton Live

Independent work

Written communication

Education

Master's degree or above

DMA preferred

Tools

Pro Tools

Logic Pro

Ableton Live

Job description

Program Overview

Handshake is looking for experienced music professionals and academics to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You\'ll draw on your hands-on expertise in instrumental performance, composition, or music production to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand music across styles, traditions, and cultures.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside anything else you have going on.

Program Details

This project involves using your professional experience and hands-on knowledge of the tools you use in your daily work to create expert-level training data and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance. No prior AI experience required.

Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.

Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available.

Who Should Apply

• Master\'s degree or above required; DMA strongly preferred
• Background in composition, jazz performance, guitar performance, commercial music, or instrumental performance (e.g., saxophone, trumpet)
• Strong instrumental performance background; performance-focused degrees preferred over musicology or ethnomusicology
• Experience with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or Ableton is a plus but not required
• Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment