Freelance Junior Journalist - AI Trainer

Mindrift; Town of Florida (NY); Remote; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading AI technology company is seeking an AI Trainer - Junior Journalist to help train AI models. This freelance role allows you to work remotely while applying your writing and communication skills to enhance AI-generated text. Candidates should hold a relevant Bachelor's degree and have experience in journalism or related fields. Compensation can reach up to $20/hour based on qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive hourly rates

Flexible part-time work schedule

Experience on advanced AI projects

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of professional or educational experience in journalism, communications, PR, etc.
• Advanced English (C1) or above is required.
• Capability to learn new methods and switch between tasks quickly.

Responsibilities

• Craft original, clear, and fact-checked responses based on project guidelines.
• Generate prompts that challenge AI.
• Define scoring criteria to evaluate the accuracy of AI's responses.

Skills

Critical thinking

Strong writing skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in journalism, communications, linguistics, literature, or education

Job description

This opportunity is only for candidates currently residing in the specified country. Your location may affect eligibility and rates.

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 Role

If you're a professional who works with text, Mindrift offers a unique opportunity to apply your writing, editing, and creative and communication skills to an AI training project.

GenAI models are improving very quickly, and one of our goals is to make them capable of addressing specialized questions and achieving complex reasoning skills. If you join the platform as an AI Trainer in Journalism (junior role), you'll have the opportunity to collaborate on these projects.

As an AI Trainer - Junior Journalist, your work will help train AI models, shaping how they understand and generate human-like text. This isn't just traditional writing—you'll be crafting text that teaches AI reasoning, logic accuracy, nuance, and clarity.

Although every project is unique, you might typically:

• Craft original, clear, and fact-checked responses based on project guidelines.
• Generate prompts that challenge AI.
• Define comprehensive scoring criteria to evaluate the accuracy of the AI's answers.
• Follow style and quality standards to ensure consistency

How To Get Started

Simply apply to this post, qualify, and get the chance to contribute to projects aligned with your skills, on your own schedule. From creating training prompts to refining model responses, you'll help shape the future of AI while ensuring technology benefits everyone.

Requirements

• You hold a Bachelor's Degree in journalism, communications, linguistics, literature, or education to ensure a strong understanding of grammar and stylistic features
• You have at least 1 year of professional or educational experience in journalism, communications, PR, etc., with strong skills in critical thinking and working with text in English language
• Your level of English is advanced (C1) or above.
• You are ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly and sometimes work with challenging, complex guidelines.
• Our freelance role is fully remote so, you just need a laptop, internet connection, time available and enthusiasm to take on a challenge

Benefits

Why this freelance opportunity might be a great fit for you?

• Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $20/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