Remote Image Annotation Specialist (Flexible Hours)

Risedatalabs; United States; Hybrid; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Rise Data Labs seeks Image Annotation Specialists to support a project with a leading AI research lab. You will view images, select labels from a given set, and follow clear guidelines to ensure accurate and consistent annotations.

Ideal candidates have experience with data-annotation platforms and can work independently while meeting deadlines. Attention to detail and adaptability to evolving guidelines are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Experience with data annotation platforms such as Appen, Scale AI, Lionbridge, Sama, Rise Data Labs, or similar.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to spot small differences in images.
• Comfortable working independently and following structured instructions.
• Good communication and adaptability to updated guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Review images and assign the correct labels from a provided list.
• Follow annotation guidelines to ensure consistency across tasks.
• Double-check work to maintain high quality.
• Meet project deadlines while prioritizing accuracy.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent

Communication

Guideline adherence

Tools

Appen

Scale AI

Lionbridge

Sama

Rise Data Labs

Sama

Job description

Rise Data Labs builds high-fidelity data services to power AI systems. We partner with leading research teams and industry stakeholders to improve model quality through human oversight, evaluation, and annotation. Our work spans image, language, and multimodal systems, with a focus on real-world applicability, trust, and safety.

About the Role

We are looking for Image Annotation Specialists to support a project in collaboration with a leading AI research lab. The work is straightforward: you’ll be shown an image and a list of possible labels — your job is to carefully select the correct ones. Accuracy is critical, as your contributions will directly help train cutting-edge AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Review images and apply the correct labels from a given list.

• Follow clear annotation guidelines to ensure consistency.

• Double-check your work to maintain high quality.

• Meet project deadlines while keeping accuracy as the top priority.

Requirements

• Prior experience with data annotation platforms such as Appen, Scale AI, Lionbridge (TELUS International AI), Sama, iMerit, Hive AI, CloudFactory, TaskUs, Remotasks, Defined.ai, Clickworker, Playment, Cogito Tech, Rise Data Labs, or similar.

• Strong attention to detail, spotting small differences in images is key.

• Comfortable working independently and following structured instructions.

• Good communication skills and willingness to adapt to updates in guidelines.