Safety Project | Emotional Distress Role-Play Actor

Vetto; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

US$40 per approved task

Job summary

Vetto is seeking a Safety Project - Emotional Distress role-play actor for a freelance assignment. You will perform multi-turn conversations with an AI, staying in character to help evaluate responses to emotional distress scenarios. Prior acting or crisis-support experience is highly valued.

Compensation is US$40 per approved task, with each task about 1 hour. Applications must be in English or Portuguese. Remote, global opportunities for qualified performers.

Qualifications

• Acting background with emotional range and empathy.
• Experience portraying emotionally complex characters.
• Crisis line or peer-support experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engage in multi-turn role-play conversations with an AI, staying in character.
• Convey emotional nuance and realism per assigned persona.
• Submit completed conversations for review by clinical experts.

Skills

Acting

Emotional range

Empathy

Crisis line experience

Job description

Safety Project | Emotional Distress Role-Play Actor

About Vetto

Vetto is a global platform that connects top-tier professionals to strategic Artificial Intelligence projects around the world. Our mission is to build trust, quality, and long-term value within the AI ecosystem, for both exceptional talent and companies operating at the forefront of technology.

About the project

We are opening a freelance opportunity for the Safety Project — Emotional Distress (Role-Play track), a project focused on evaluating how AI systems respond in sensitive conversations involving emotional distress, suicidal ideation, and depression. The goal of this project is to help understand whether the AI can respond with empathy, responsibility, and appropriate safety awareness in high-risk emotional scenarios.

In this track, selected contributors will participate in structured multi-turn role-play conversations with an AI system, acting according to a predefined persona and scenario. Your role is to bring these scenarios to life in a realistic, emotionally authentic way — staying in character throughout the conversation so the AI's responses can later be evaluated by clinical experts.

Note: This role-play track is part of a broader Safety initiative. Contributors who perform well may be invited to participate in future safety verticals beyond emotional distress.

What you'll do

• Engage in role-play only— multi-turn conversations with an AI, embodying a defined persona and scenario - Stay in character consistently across the full conversation, following scenario guidelines
• Convey emotional nuance, vulnerability, and realism appropriate to the persona
• Submit completed conversations for review

You will evaluate the AI's responses in this track — your contribution is the performance itself.

Who can apply

Professionals with a background in acting, performing arts, drama, or improvisational theater, especially those with experience portraying emotionally complex characters. People who work or have worked in crisis lines, peer support, or other emotionally sensitive contexts and have strong performative skills are also welcome.

Profiles we're looking for

• Acting / performing arts (with emotional range and empathy)
• Drama, theater, or film performance backgrounds
• Improvisational theater experience
• Voice acting with emotional/dramatic range
• Crisis line volunteers or peer-support professionals with strong role-play ability
• Helpline or support center professionals comfortable with character work

Compensation

Payment is made per approved task: US$40 per approved task. Each task takes approximately 1 hour to complete. Only approved tasks are eligible for payment.

Important Notices

AI is not allowed. If we spot AI use, we'll block the application.

This application must be completed entirely in English or Portuguese.

This project involves highly sensitive topics, including emotional distress, suicidal ideation, and depression. These tasks may be emotionally triggering for some people.