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Art and Photography Curators

You will review individual artworks, photographs, and image sets for use in a theme, exhibition, show, or collection. Your work will combine curatorial judgment with concise written explanations that help another reviewer understand each decision.

Field: Design & media
Where: United States, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh +46 more
Commitment: part time
Posted: 7 days ago

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How this pay compares

The title points to recording voice, video or photos: recording your voice, yourself or your surroundings as training data. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $78/hr (the midpoint of $50 to $105), this role pays more than 65% of the 58 open design & media roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $70.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced design & media roles, Mercor has the highest median ($75/hr across 15 roles) and OpenTrain AI the lowest ($70/hr across 35).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 7 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Where in the listed range$78/hrHours a week15 hrs

Per week, before tax

$1,163

Per month, if the work is steady

$5,038

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Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,274 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn

Open design & media roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

Platform	Open	Median	Best-paid open role
Mercor	15	$75/hr	Commercial Video Editor & Post-Production Lead (AI Evaluation)$70-120/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role	35	$70/hr	2D Design Expert AI Evaluator$125/hr
micro1	3	$70/hr3 priced	Senior Photographer$55-105/hr
Alignerr	5	$40/hr	Film Scene Description Specialist$40-120/hr
Handshake AI	9	up to $125/hr	2D Design ExpertUp to $125/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

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The full listing

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The work

Assess whether works fit a theme, exhibition, show, or collection.
Review attribution, date, medium, edition, and print type using the available work and description.
Identify gaps in provenance, or the record of where a work came from, along with doubtful attributions, condition concerns, and display risks.
Check whether titles, labels, and descriptions are accurate and fair.
Flag rights, consent, and ownership issues.
Explain decisions clearly so another reviewer can follow your reasoning.

What it pays and takes

This is a part-time contractor opportunity.

Pay: $50 to $105 per hour.
Work setting: Fully remote, with availability across multiple countries worldwide, subject to applicable hiring restrictions.
Language: Fluent written English.
Required experience: Curator, assistant curator, collections or exhibitions specialist, gallery director, auction house specialist, art or photo archivist, or registrar experience.
Relevant background: Selecting works, attributing them, planning displays, or handling loans and acquisitions.
Photography knowledge: Experience with photographic prints, editions, and processes where applicable.
Helpful knowledge: Historical or contemporary photography, painting and drawing, sculpture and installation, prints and works on paper, or collections spanning several media.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 4 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind artificial intelligence, including reviewing images and explaining why examples fit certain categories. People with experience in a subject area help make these reviews accurate and useful for improving AI systems.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

1
Create a profile
Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.
2
Apply
Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.
3
Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
4
First payment
OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $50-105/hr since Nov 4, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's design & media roles, the median listed pay was $31/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (10 roles) and is $70/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (35 roles).

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