Overview
Crossing Hurdles is a recruitment firm. We refer top candidates to our partners working with the world’s leading AI research labs to help build and train cutting-edge AI models.
Position
Role: Fiction Writing Expert
Type: Hourly Contract
Compensation: $100–$150/hour (based on experience)
Location: Remote
Duration: 6–8 weeks (with possible extension)
Commitment: 10–20 hrs/week (flexible, part-time)
Role Responsibilities
- Review and evaluate AI-generated fiction writing outputs for creativity, narrative flow, and literary quality
- Provide expert feedback on storytelling elements such as character development, plot progression, and narrative voice
- Develop and refine evaluation rubrics to assess style, genre alignment, and narrative structure
- Collaborate asynchronously with AI research teams to improve the system’s storytelling capabilities
- Audit AI-generated short stories, dialogues, and narrative drafts for literary consistency, originality, and stylistic accuracy
Requirements / Ideal Qualifications
- Strong professional fiction writing experience (novelist, short story author, or literary professional)
- A portfolio of published work (books, short stories, anthologies, or literary journals)
- Strong command of narrative voice, plot development, and stylistic techniques
- Proven ability to critique, refine, and classify creative writing based on literary criteria
- Excellent written communication skills and a keen eye for detail, tone, and genre conventions
- Ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment
- Access to a desktop or laptop computer (Chromebooks not supported)
Seniority level
Employment type
Job function
- Writing/Editing, Research, and Education
Industries
- Writing and Editing
- Staffing and Recruiting
London, England, United Kingdom — 2 weeks ago