South African English Freelance Writer

Outlier; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking experienced writers fluent in Australian English to assist in training AI models. This remote freelance opportunity offers flexible hours, allowing you to work at your convenience. Your role will involve reading and ranking AI-generated responses, writing engaging short stories, and evaluating the factual accuracy of AI outputs. If you have a passion for writing and want to contribute to cutting-edge AI technology, this role is a perfect fit. Join a forward-thinking team and make a meaningful impact in the world of artificial intelligence.

Qualifications

• Experience in writing and fluency in Australian English is essential.
• Background in translation or humanities is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Rank AI-generated responses based on South African English text.
• Write short stories and assess factual accuracy of AI outputs.

Skills

Fluency in Australian English

Writing skills

Translation experience

Education

Undergraduate program in humanities or related field

Graduate program in creative writing

Job description

Outlier helps the world’s most innovative companies improve their AI models by providing human feedback. Are you an experienced Australian English writer who would like to lend your expertise to train AI models?

About the opportunity:

1. Outlier is looking for talented writers with fluency in Australian English to help train generative artificial intelligence models.
2. This freelance opportunity is remote and hours are flexible, so you can work whenever is best for you.
3. Reading South African English text in order to rank a series of responses that were produced by an AI model.
4. Writing a short story in South African English about a given topic.
5. Assessing whether a piece of South African English text produced by an AI model is factually accurate.

Examples of desirable expertise:

1. Experience as a professional translator.
2. Enrollment in or completion of an undergraduate program in a humanities field or field related to writing.
3. Enrollment in or completion of a graduate program related to creative writing.

Payment:

1. Currently, pay rates for core project work by South African English writing experts average USD $15.00 per hour.
2. Rates vary based on expertise, skills assessment, location, project need, and other factors. For example, higher rates may be offered to PhDs. For non-core work, such as during initial project onboarding or project overtime phases, lower rates may apply. Certain projects offer incentive payments. Please review the payment terms for each project.