Freelance Economics Expert - AI Trainer

Mindrift; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 62,508 - 89,027; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay based on skills

Flexible working schedule

Experience in advanced AI projects

Job summary

A technology consulting firm in the United States is seeking analysts, researchers, or consultants for a flexible, project-based role enhancing AI systems. Ideal candidates will have an advanced English level, relevant degrees, and at least 3 years of industry experience in economics or accounting. This remote role demands strong analytical and creative skills, enabling candidates to design and execute tasks contributing to innovative AI projects. Competitive rates up to $55/hour based on expertise.

Qualifications

• Professional industry experience in accounting with a minimum of 3 years.
• Advanced English level (C1) or above.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Create complex tasks for AI agents.
• Build detailed tasks with objective scoring.
• Participate in project onboarding and training.

Skills

Critical thinking

Analytical thinking

Creativity in designing tasks

Ability to write clearly

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Economics or relevant fields

Tools

LLMs

Prompt engineering

Job description

This opportunity is only for candidates currently residing in the specified country. Your location may affect eligibility and rates. Please submit your resume in English and indicate your level of English proficiency.

At Mindrift, innovation meets opportunity. We believe in using the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI.

What We Do

The Mindrift platform, launched and powered by Toloka, connects domain experts with cutting‑edge AI projects from innovative tech clients. Our mission is to unlock the potential of GenAI by tapping into real‑world expertise from across the globe.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for curious and intellectually proactive contributors, the kind of person who double‑checks assumptions and plays devil’s advocate.

Are you comfortable with ambiguity and complexity? Does an async, remote, flexible opportunity sound exciting? Would you like to learn how modern AI systems are tested and evaluated?

This is a flexible, project‑based opportunity well‑suited for:

• Analysts, researchers, experienced professionals and consultants with strong critical thinking skills.
• People open to a part‑time and non‑permanent opportunity.

About the project

You will create complex, realistic tasks that push frontier AI agents to their limits. Think scattered data, conditional procedures, and genuine domain expertise required. You'll build a detailed version with objective scoring, then write an ambiguous version intended to train the agent to succeed with less hand‑holding. Real expert complexity only. You're improving the AI tools you'll eventually use yourself.

How to get started

Apply to this post and get the chance to contribute to projects aligned with your skills, on your own schedule. To begin working in production, you'll need to complete the qualification step and project onboarding, where you'll get familiar with the guidelines interface and try your first real task with guidance from our quality team. From creating training prompts to refining model responses, you'd be directly shaping how useful these models become for your own future work.

Requirements

• You hold a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree in Economics or relevant fields with a strong GPA (3.5‑4).
• You have professional industry experience in accounting with a minimum of 3 years in relevant economics fields (Economics Experts, Analysts, researchers, or consultants).
• Your level of English is advanced (C1) or above.
• You are able to write clearly and professionally, including explaining complex tasks in simple, structured language as well as analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources and turn it into accurate, coherent outputs.
• You have excellent analytical thinking and strong attention to detail.
• You bring creativity in designing realistic and engaging examples, cases, or workflows based on your domain knowledge.
• You have exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI‑generated content with some understanding of how scoring or evaluation works in agent testing (precision, coverage, etc.).
• You are ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly and sometimes work with challenging, complex guidelines.
• The role is fully remote, so you just need a laptop, internet connection, time available and enthusiasm to take on a challenge.

Benefits

• Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $55/hour depending on your skills, experience, and project needs.
• Take part in a part‑time, remote, freelance project that fits around your primary professional or academic commitments.
• Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience that enhances your portfolio.
• Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise.