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Freelance Junior Linguist - AI Trainer

Freelance Junior Linguist - AI Trainer

MindriftWorkFromHome, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
1 day ago
Job description

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

What We Do

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, 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 Linguistics (junior role), you'll have the opportunity to collaborate on these projects.

Role Overview

As an AI Trainer - Junior Linguist, 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.

Typical Responsibilities

  • 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 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 linguistics, computational linguistics, translation studies, literature, or any related education to ensure a strong understanding of grammar and stylistic features.
  • You have at least 1 year of professional or educational experience in linguistics, research in computational linguistics, translation projects, 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.
  • This freelance role is fully remote, so you just need a laptop, internet connection, time available and enthusiasm to take on a challenge.
  • Benefits

  • 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.
  • Job Details

    Seniority level : Entry level.

    Employment type : Part‑time.

    Job function : Other.

    Industries : IT Services and IT Consulting.

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