Freelance Economist - AI Trainer

Mindrift; Colorado; Remote; USD 82,965 - 118,163; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay up to $73/hour

Flexible, part-time remote work

Valuable experience on advanced AI projects

Job summary

A leading company in AI innovation is seeking contributors with strong backgrounds in Economics for a part-time remote project. Candidates should have extensive experience and the ability to tackle complex challenges in AI task development. Successful applicants will create and analyze realistic tasks, ensuring the enhancement of AI scoring mechanisms. This is a unique opportunity to influence how future AI models operate, with competitive pay of up to $73/hour based on experience and skills.

Qualifications

• Final-year undergraduate students majoring in Economics, or postgraduate students with a GPA of 3.5+.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in economics or related fields.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Create complex tasks for testing AI agents.
• Use domain expertise to build realistic examples.
• Analyze and improve AI scoring mechanisms.

Skills

Clear and professional writing

Analytical thinking

Creativity in designing examples

Attention to detail

Understanding of scoring in agent testing

Exposure to LLMs

Fluency in English (C1/C2)

Education

Final-year undergraduate or postgraduate in Economics

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.

About us

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 connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise from across the globe.

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.

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?

Requirements

• Final‑year undergraduate students majoring in Economics, or postgraduate students (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) in Economics or a closely related field, with a GPA of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale.
• Minimum of 3 years of professional industry experience in economics, or closely related fields such as economic analysis, research, or consulting.
• Experience in cross‑functional, applied, or international projects is an advantage, particularly where expertise has been applied in real‑world or consulting contexts.
• Ability to write clearly and professionally, including explaining complex tasks in simple, structured language.
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources and turn it into accurate, coherent outputs.
• Creativity in designing realistic and engaging examples, cases, or workflows based on your domain knowledge.
• Excellent analytical thinking: can reason about complex systems, scenarios, and logical implications.
• Exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI‑generated content.
• Strong attention to detail: can spot contradictions, ambiguities, and vague requirements.
• Some understanding of how scoring or evaluation works in agent testing (precision, coverage, etc.).
• Proven ability to use English fluently in professional settings, written and verbal (C1/C2 level).
• Access to a laptop, stable internet connection, and sufficient availability to engage with project tasks.
• Motivation to work with challenging, complex, but well‑defined guidelines, learn new methods, and strengthen domain‑specific skills.

Benefits

• Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $73/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.