Graphic and Editorial Design Expert
You will review visual design work and decide which option better meets a brief, serves its audience, and fits a brand or publication style. You will explain your decisions in clear, concise written English.
- Field
- Design & media
- Where
- United States, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh +46 more
- Commitment
- part time
- Posted
- 7 days ago
Pay data for your profession: Visual design AI trainer jobs
How this pay compares
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
Per week, before tax
$1,163
Per month, if the work is steady
$5,038
- 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 work
You will review visual design work and decide which option better meets a brief, serves its audience, and fits a brand or publication style. You will explain your decisions in clear, concise written English.
The work covers both creative judgment and practical production checks. You will assess how text, images, layout, and design details work together.
- Compare posters, covers, page layouts, and brand pieces against a brief and intended audience.
- Evaluate hierarchy, spacing, typography, color, readability, and the relationship between text and images.
- Check whether designs match the requested brief and the relevant brand or publication style.
- Identify production issues such as incorrect file formats, low resolution, unsuitable margins, and print color problems.
- Write concise explanations that show why one design is more effective than another.
What it pays and takes
This is a part-time contractor role for candidates with practical design experience.
- Pay: $50 to $105 per hour.
- Work type: Part-time contract work.
- Location: Open to candidates in multiple countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Brazil, Japan, and Vietnam.
- Language: Professional fluency in English.
- Experience: Professional experience as a graphic designer, editorial designer, layout designer, publication designer, art director, or brand designer.
- Tools: Daily working knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, or Figma.
- Practical skills: Experience with briefs, revisions, production files, and delivery to a client or publisher.
- Judgment: Strong understanding of layout, readability, design quality, and alignment with a brief.
- Helpful background: Experience with posters, covers, page layouts, brand pieces, or publication design.
- Production knowledge: Familiarity with file formats, image resolution, margins, and print color.
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 uses human judgments to help improve how artificial intelligence handles visual and written information. Design experts are needed to assess quality, explain their reasoning, and help models learn what makes a design clear and effective.
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
Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →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).
What workers report about OpenTrain AI
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