Freelance Editorial Assistant - AI Trainer

Mindrift; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Part time

Job summary

A tech innovation firm is seeking an AI Trainer - Junior Journalist to create and refine content for AI models. This freelance, remote position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in relevant fields and strong critical thinking skills. Ideal candidates should have advanced English proficiency and a willingness to work flexibly on complex projects that shape AI understanding. Rates can reach $8/hour based on expertise.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Experience with advanced AI projects

Competitive pay

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of professional or educational experience in journalism or communications.
• Advanced level of English (C1) or above.
• Ability to learn new methods quickly and adapt to complex guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Craft original, clear, and fact-checked responses based on project guidelines.
• Generate prompts that challenge AI.
• Define comprehensive scoring criteria for AI answers.

Skills

Critical thinking

Strong writing skills

Editing skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in journalism, communications, linguistics, literature, or education

Job description

Overview

This opportunity is only for candidates currently residing in the specified country. Your location may affect eligibility and rates.

At Mindrift, innovation meets opportunity. We believe in using the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI.

The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise from across the globe.

About The Role

If you\'re a professional who works with text, Mindrift offers a unique opportunity to apply your writing, editing, and creative and communication skills to an AI training project.

GenAI models are improving very quickly, and one of our goals is to make them capable of addressing specialized questions and achieving complex reasoning skills. If you join the platform as an AI Trainer in Journalism (junior role), you\'ll have the opportunity to collaborate on these projects.

As an AI Trainer - Junior Journalist, your work will help train AI models, shaping how they understand and generate human-like text. This isn\'t just traditional writing—you\'ll be crafting text that teaches AI reasoning, logic accuracy, nuance, and clarity.

Although every project is unique, you might typically:

• Craft original, clear, and fact-checked responses based on project guidelines.
• Generate prompts that challenge AI.
• Define comprehensive scoring criteria to evaluate the accuracy of the AI\'s answers.
• Follow style and quality standards to ensure consistency

How To Get Started

Simply apply to this post, qualify, and get the chance to contribute to projects aligned with your skills, on your own schedule. From creating training prompts to refining model responses, you\'ll help shape the future of AI while ensuring technology benefits everyone.

Requirements

• You hold a Bachelor\'s Degree in journalism, communications, linguistics, literature, or education to ensure a strong understanding of grammar and stylistic features.
• You have at least 1 year of professional or educational experience in journalism, communications, PR, etc., with strong skills in critical thinking and working with text in English language.
• Your level of English is advanced (C1) or above.
• You are ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly and sometimes work with challenging, complex guidelines.
• Our freelance role is fully remote so, you just need a laptop, internet connection, time available and enthusiasm to take on a challenge

Benefits

Why this freelance opportunity might be a great fit for you?

• Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $8/hour depending on your skills, experience, and project needs
• Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project that fits around your primary professional or academic commitments
• Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience that enhances your portfolio
• Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise