Visual Designer - Fully Remote

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 69,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor, based in San Francisco, seeks Graphic Designers who own a MacBook to join as remote, contract contributors. You will generate high-quality training data for AI models, focusing on branding, layout, typography, and visual communication.

This role offers 10–20 hours per week with flexible, asynchronous collaboration. Ideal candidates have 2–3 years of professional or postgraduate design experience and are proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, or Canva, with a Mac

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of professional or freelance design experience or current postgraduate design students.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, or Canva.
• MacBook or Mac with Apple M-series or Intel, macOS 15 or higher.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Complete and narrate real graphic design tasks on your MacBook to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models.
• Work through structured design workflows, emphasizing branding, layout, typography, and visual communication.
• Provide clear explanations of creative decisions to enhance AI model training.
• Collaborate asynchronously with research teams, ensuring flexibility and independence in task completion.
• Support the benchmarking and improvement of cutting-edge AI models.

Skills

2–3 years of professional or freelance

Postgrad design students

Education

Master's or Bachelor's in design

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

InDesign

Affinity

Canva

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Graphic Designers (Must own MacBook)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50–$60/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–20 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Complete and narrate real graphic design tasks on your Mac to create high-quality training data for advanced AI models.
• Work through structured design workflows, emphasizing branding, layout, typography, and visual communication.
• Provide clear explanations of creative decisions to enhance AI model training.
• Collaborate asynchronously with research teams, ensuring flexibility and independence in task completion.
• Support the benchmarking and improvement of cutting-edge AI models.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 2–3 years of professional or freelance experience or current postgrad design students.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity, or Canva.
• Own a MacBook or Mac with an Apple M-series chip or Intel processor, running macOS 15 or higher.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred

• Portfolio showcasing experience with branding, layout, typography, and visual communication.
• Currently pursuing or recently completed Master's studies, or Bachelor's from a prestigious institution.

Start Date

• Immediate start preferred.

Resources & Support

• For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
• For any help or support, reach out to: [e-mail]