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Graphic Designer Expert (English)

You will create evaluation examples based on realistic assignments from agencies and in-house design teams. Your design judgment and written feedback will help assess AI-generated images.

Field
Design & media
Where
United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Posted
4 days ago

Pay data for your profession: Visual design AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

At $60/hr (the midpoint of $40 to $80), this role pays more than 42% of the 58 open design & media roles with a listed pay range, below 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 4 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

$900

Per month, if the work is steady

$3,900

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $986 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

As posted on OpenTrain AI. See the original

The work

You will create evaluation examples based on realistic assignments from agencies and in-house design teams. Your design judgment and written feedback will help assess AI-generated images.

  • Write brand and layout briefs, then explain the design reasoning behind reference critiques.
  • Rate generated images for text rendering, logo accuracy, composition, and brand consistency.
  • Flag designs that look polished but break professional typography or brand rules.
  • Turn your visual judgments into clear explanations that support model evaluation.

What it pays and takes

  • Pay: $40 to $80 per hour.
  • Location: Open to candidates in selected countries; this role is not worldwide.
  • Experience: At least two years of professional graphic design work in brand, editorial, or campaign design.
  • Skills: Strong typography, layout, and brand identity judgment, including explaining logo lockups, grids, and type pairings.
  • Tools: Fluent use of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or InDesign.
  • Requirements: A portfolio showing relevant design work and clear written English.
  • Helpful experience: Logo and identity systems, editorial, packaging, or campaign design, as well as prompting or evaluating image-generation tools.

How it works

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

About AI training work

AI training work uses human-created examples and reviews to help build and evaluate AI systems. OpenTrain helps people find AI training and data-labeling roles, build a profile, and apply in minutes.

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

Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →

Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $40-80/hr since Nov 10, 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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