Journalist AI Trainer, $65/hour

Join a growing community of professionals advancing the next wave of AI. As an AI Trainer, you’ll play a hands-on role by analyzing and providing feedback on data to improve LLM performance, helping ensure that the next generation of AI technology is accurate and trustworthy.

We are seeking a skilled Journalist to work as a project consultant in our AI Labor Marketplace. This is not a full-time employment position — you will be engaged as an expert project consultant on a contract basis.

Location: U.S.-based experts only

Engagement: Part-time, project-based expert evaluation work

Work Type: Remote

Project Summary: CareerBench evaluates how effectively AI systems provide career guidance across professional occupations. We are seeking experienced Journalists to evaluate AI-generated career guidance related to reporting, editing, investigative journalism, multimedia storytelling, newsroom careers, freelance journalism, and media industry advancement. Contributors will help ensure AI-generated recommendations accurately reflect the opportunities, challenges, and professional expectations associated with journalism careers.

This is a project-based consultant role. Consultants will be paid on a per-project basis; hourly rates are estimates based on anticipated completion time. Consultants control their own schedule, provide their own tools, and may simultaneously provide services to other vendors/employers (subject to those vendors’ allowances).

Contributors will:

• Create benchmark answers for journalism career questions
• Develop scoring rubrics for evaluating AI-generated guidance
• Assess recommendations related to reporting, editing, and content production careers
• Review guidance concerning newsroom progression, specialization, and freelance opportunities
• Evaluate advice involving portfolio development, audience engagement, and professional growth
• Identify inaccurate, unrealistic, or outdated recommendations
• Provide written explanations supporting evaluation outcomes

• Accurate benchmark responses grounded in journalism practice
• Reliable scoring criteria for journalism career guidance
• Consistent evaluation of AI-generated responses
• Identification of inaccuracies, omissions, and unrealistic expectations
• Actionable expert feedback supporting AI evaluation efforts

• Minimum 3 years of journalism experience
• Experience in reporting, editing, content production, or newsroom operations
• Familiarity with journalism career pathways and media industry trends
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills
• Ability to evaluate professional guidance objectively and consistently
• Currently practicing or recently active in journalism
• U.S.-based

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