Independent Consultant/Entrepreneur, Sales, Marketing
You will use hands-on commercial experience to evaluate AI-generated business content and workflows. The work includes reviewing sales proposals, marketing materials, pitch decks, market analysis, client communications, and other business tasks for quality and commercial value.
- Field
- Business & operations
- Where
- United States, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh +46 more
- Commitment
- part time
- Posted
- today
How this pay compares
At $80/hr (the midpoint of $40 to $120), this role pays more than 72% of the 167 open business & operations roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $68.
Among platforms with 10 or more priced business & operations roles, Mercor has the highest median ($78/hr across 20 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($53/hr across 31).
OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one today.
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
$1,200
Per month, if the work is steady
$5,200
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,315 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 business & operations 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 | 21 | $78/hr | Payer & Market Access Expert — Gross-to-Net & Formulary Strategy$175-200/hr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 83 | $75/hr | Enterprise Operations AI Evaluation Analyst$135/hr |
| micro1 | 32 | $61/hr | Brand & Creative Strategy Expert$150-350/hr |
| Alignerr | 31 | $53/hr | Frontier Data Lead – AI Client Delivery & Growth$85-120/hr |
| Handshake AI | 31 | up to $80/hr | Marketing and Sales ProfessionalUp to $120/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 use hands-on commercial experience to evaluate AI-generated business content and workflows. The work includes reviewing sales proposals, marketing materials, pitch decks, market analysis, client communications, and other business tasks for quality and commercial value.
You will also help create training examples that reflect real business challenges, then turn business data into clear findings and practical recommendations.
- Review AI-generated sales, marketing, and business content for quality, authenticity, effectiveness, clarity, and commercial relevance.
- Design scenarios and case studies covering client acquisition, positioning, pricing models, and project delivery.
- Validate CRM systems, marketing technology, sales enablement tools, and business SaaS workflows.
- Find ways to automate and improve lead generation, outreach, reporting, and related workflows.
- Create and refine AI training datasets using professional expertise and practical business judgment.
What it pays and takes
This is a remote, part-time contractor role open to candidates in the countries listed for the project. You must be fluent in English and able to explain business recommendations clearly.
- Pay: $40 to $120 per hour.
- Work arrangement: Remote contractor opportunity with part-time project work.
- Location: Open to candidates across the listed countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India, Japan, Singapore, and other approved locations.
- Experience: Independent experience as a consultant, freelancer, advisor, or business owner in a commercial discipline.
- Relevant backgrounds include sales, business development, marketing, strategy consulting, HR, recruiting, or business operations.
- Required skills: Hands-on experience with CRM systems, marketing platforms, martech, or advanced business SaaS tools.
- You should bring strong written and verbal communication, critical thinking, commercial judgment, and strategic and tactical reasoning.
- Helpful background: Advising small businesses, mentoring professionals, implementing SaaS or martech systems, or following current AI, automation, and digital productivity trends.
- Previous AI experience is not required.
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 3 screening questions.
About AI training work
AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples, including reviewing model responses, creating realistic business scenarios, and rating generated content. People with relevant professional experience help judge whether AI outputs are accurate, useful, clear, and commercially sound.
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 $40-120/hr since Nov 11, 2026 with no change.
Across OpenTrain AI's business & operations roles, the median listed pay was $60/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (40 roles) and is $75/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (83 roles).
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