UX Web Designer - AI Trainer

Designer Jobs; Waltham (MA); Remote; USD 103,000 - 172,000; Part time

Job summary

DataAnnotation is hiring a UX Web Designer - AI Trainer to help evaluate frontier AI models through real visual design tasks. This contract role is designed for flexibility: choose projects you want, set your own schedule, and complete assignments from your home computer.

Compensation is $75 to $125 USD per hour, with bonus rates on some projects. PayPal handles USD conversions. Location is Waltham, MA, and this independent contractor position is open to applicants in multiple countries.

Qualifications

• Fluency in English at native or bilingual level.
• Background in UI/UX design, web design, product design, or graphic design.
• Strong understanding of visual hierarchy, layout, typography, interaction design, and user flow.
• Ability to articulate why a design fails, not just that it does.
• Comfort working with AI design tools, or the ability to pick them up quickly.
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required (current, in progress, or completed).

Responsibilities

• Create challenging, realistic design briefs using your professional expertise.
• Run briefs through frontier AI design tools and evaluate outputs against the standard you would apply to a colleague.
• Compare two model versions using identical prompts and assets, then determine which performed better and document where each fell short.
• Critique model-generated work across interfaces, mockups, layouts, slides, infographics, illustrations, and motion.
• Identify and flag concrete failures with evidence, including alignment and spacing, content overflow or cutoff, typography, visual hierarchy, SVG and illustration quality, ignored assets, and off-brief interpretation.
• Contribute across software and interactive work, office and presentation design, technical illustration, graphic design, and new media.

Skills

Fluency in English

UI/UX design

Web design

Product design

Graphic design

Visual hierarchy

Layout

Typography

Interaction design

User flow

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

DataAnnotation is hiring an UX Web Designer - AI Trainer to help evaluate frontier AI models through real visual design tasks. This contract role is designed for flexibility: choose which projects you want to take on, work on your own schedule, and complete assignments from your own computer at home.

Compensation is paid hourly at $75 to $125 USD per hour, with bonus rates available on some projects. Payment is made via PayPal, and PayPal handles any currency conversions from USD.

What you’ll do

• Create challenging, realistic design briefs using your professional expertise.
• Run those briefs through frontier AI design tools and evaluate outputs against the standard you would apply to a colleague.
• Compare two model versions using identical prompts and assets, then determine which performed better and document where each fell short.
• Critique model-generated work across interfaces, mockups, layouts, slides, infographics, illustrations, and motion.
• Identify and flag concrete failures with evidence, including alignment and spacing, content overflow or cutoff, typography, visual hierarchy, SVG and illustration quality, ignored assets, and off-brief interpretation.
• Contribute across software and interactive work, office and presentation design, technical illustration, graphic design, and new media.

What you bring

• Fluency in English at native or bilingual level.
• Background in UI/UX design, web design, product design, or graphic design.
• Strong understanding of visual hierarchy, layout, typography, interaction design, and user flow.
• Ability to articulate why a design fails, not just that it does.
• Comfort working with AI design tools, or the ability to pick them up quickly.
• A Bachelor’s degree is preferred but not required (current, in progress, or completed).

Location, pay, and contract details

• Location: Waltham, MA (remote)
• Job type: contract
• Compensation: $75 to $125 USD per hour, with bonus rates on some projects
• Payment method: PayPal (PayPal handles USD currency conversions)
• Coverage: Applicants in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States will be considered
• Additional note: This is an independent contractor position
• Trust note: DataAnnotation will never ask for any money from you