Graphic Designer - MacBook User - AI Trainer

Mercor; Pennsauken Township (NJ); On-site; USD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is looking for graphic designers with 2-3 years of professional or freelance experience, or currently enrolled postgrad design students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will work through real design workflows on your Mac to help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

You will work through real design workflows on your Mac to help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models, with an immediate start and a part-time schedule of about 10–20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Must own a MacBook or Mac with Apple M-series or Intel processor, macOS 15+.
• Proficiency in branding, layout, typography, and visual communication; portfolio a plus.
• 2-3 years of professional or freelance design experience or current/postgrad student.
• Ability to clearly explain creative decisions and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Complete and narrate real graphic design tasks to create high-quality AI training data.
• Contribute to benchmarking AI models through real design workflows.
• Work approximately 10-20 hours per week with flexible, low-pressure freelance style.
• Start immediately.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal comms

Clear explanation of creative choices

Education

Masters studies

Bachelor's degree (prestigious institution)

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe InDesign

Affinity

Canva

Job description

Role Overview:

Mercor is looking for graphic designers with 2-3 years of professional or freelance experience, or currently enrolled postgrad design students, to support a research project with a leading AI lab. You will work through real design workflows on your own Mac to help benchmark and improve cutting-edge AI models.

Qualifications:

• Required: You must own a MacBook or Mac with an Apple M-series chip or Intel processor, running macOS 15 or higher. Applicants without a Mac cannot be considered.

• Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, or Canva

• Experience with branding, layout, typography, and visual communication; a portfolio is a plus

• Currently pursuing or recently completed Masters studies, or have 2-3 years of relevant experience + Bachelors from a prestigious institution

• Ability to clearly explain your creative decisions while you work

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Details:

• Part-time commitment of approximately 10-20 hours per week

• Responsibilities include completing and narrating real graphic design tasks on your Mac to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models

• Clearly structured responsibilities without the high pressure typically found in internships or full-time consulting roles

• Immediate start preferred