AI UX Evaluation Architect

Obsidian; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to engage experienced UI/UX and product designers for a project focused on evaluating how well AI systems perform real-world digital product design work. You will define what excellent work looks like: designing task-specific grading criteria and scoring completed work samples with rigorous, well-reasoned written justifications.

Role focuses on designing criteria, scoring samples, and providing evidence-based, reproducible judgments

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in product design, UI/UX, or design systems for real digital products.
• Background at leading digital-product and UX studios, in-house product-design teams at major product-led companies, or e-commerce and marketplace companies with sophisticated customer portals and dashboards.
• Experience across one or more relevant tracks: Product / UI / Design Systems Designer, UX Lead, UX Writer / Content Designer, or digital Product / Business Analyst.
• Deep fluency in interaction and visual design, design systems, responsive layouts, end-to-end product flows, prototyping and production handoff in Figma, and articulating critique the way a design or UX lead would in a review.
• Exceptionally strong written communication, with the ability to explain exactly why a piece of work does or does not meet the bar for a real product and its users.
• Detail-oriented, consistent, and comfortable having your judgment reviewed and calibrated against peers.
• Prior experience with AI training, evaluation, or human-data projects is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design precise, task-specific grading criteria for real-world digital product and UX deliverables.
• Score AI-generated and human work samples against those criteria, with detailed written justifications for every score.
• Apply consistent, evidence-based judgment so that scores are reproducible and defensible.
• Incorporate structured feedback from senior reviewers and iterate quickly on your work.

Skills

UI/UX design

Design systems

Figma

Prototyping

Job description

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research organization to engage experienced UI/UX and product designers for a project focused on evaluating how well AI systems perform real-world digital product design work. You will define what excellent work looks like: designing task-specific grading criteria and scoring completed work samples with rigorous, well-reasoned written justifications.

Role focuses on designing criteria, scoring samples, and providing evidence-based, reproducible judgments