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Digital Illustrator Prompt And Response Evaluator

You will help improve AI systems by creating prompts based on real digital illustration tasks and reviewing the quality and usefulness of AI-generated responses. The work uses practical experience with 2D graphics workflows.

Field
Design & media
Where
United States
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Posted
6 days ago

Pay data for your profession: Visual design AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

The title points to writing prompts, problems and answers: writing questions, test tasks, rubrics or model answers for a model to learn from. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $125/hr, this role pays more than 96% 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 6 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

Rate

$125/hr

Per week, before tax

$2,500

Per month, if the work is steady

$10,833

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $2,739 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.

PlatformOpenMedianBest-paid open role
Mercor15$75/hrCommercial Video Editor & Post-Production Lead (AI Evaluation)$70-120/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role35$70/hr2D Design Expert AI Evaluator$125/hr
micro13$70/hr3 pricedSenior Photographer$55-105/hr
Alignerr5$40/hrFilm Scene Description Specialist$40-120/hr
Handshake AI9up to $125/hr2D 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

You will help improve AI systems by creating prompts based on real digital illustration tasks and reviewing the quality and usefulness of AI-generated responses. The work uses practical experience with 2D graphics workflows.

The role focuses on evaluation work using digital illustrator experience. Review the listed duties and qualifications before applying.

  • Develop prompts grounded in digital illustration and related professional tasks.
  • Evaluate large language model responses for quality and usefulness.
  • Use hands-on experience with 2D graphics workflows to review AI-generated work.
  • Work independently and asynchronously with AI research teams.
  • Contribute to different AI research projects as opportunities become available.

What it pays and takes

This is remote, asynchronous project work with flexible hours.

  • Pay: up to $125 per hour.
  • Work arrangement: remote, asynchronous, part-time contractor project work.
  • Location: open to candidates in the United States.
  • Time requirement: 20 or more hours per week.
  • Language: professional fluency in English.
  • Experience: at least one year using GIMP, Inkscape, Krita, LibreSprite, or comparable 2D graphics tools.
  • Skills: practical digital illustration or 2D graphics experience, clear prompt writing, response evaluation, and independent asynchronous work.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume and then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training work is the human side of building artificial intelligence. People write prompts, review model responses, and prepare examples so AI systems perform better on real tasks; OpenTrain helps people find these projects, build a profile, and apply in one place.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

  1. 1

    Create a profile

    Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.

  2. 2

    Apply

    Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.

  3. 3

    Funded milestones

    The client funds each milestone before work starts.

  4. 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 $125/hr since Nov 6, 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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