Irregular Warfare Expert

The work

You will help evaluate AI systems using unclassified irregular warfare and military planning scenarios. Your reviews will use structured judgment, project guidelines, and clear written evidence.

The work focuses on reviewing source materials and model outputs, then explaining your decisions so future model behavior can improve.

• Evaluate model outputs against project rubrics and document evidence-based judgments.
• Review source materials and model responses for accuracy, quality, and alignment with project guidelines.
• Explain your decisions clearly in written feedback.
• Maintain consistent review quality across repeated evaluation tasks.

What it pays and takes

This is flexible, project-based contract work for someone with professional military or defense experience in irregular warfare, special operations, or operational planning.

• Pay: $70 to $120 per hour.
• Commitment: Flexible, project or task-based work.
• Location: Open to candidates in the countries listed for this role.
• Language: Professional fluency in English.
• Required: Professional experience in special operations forces, irregular warfare, or special operations planning within military or defense organizations.
• Required: Strong knowledge of unconventional warfare, special operations missions, and operational planning.
• Required: Experience applying tactical or operational judgment in military environments.
• Required: Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and written communication skills.
• Helpful: Experience with USSOCOM, U.S. Army Special Forces, Naval Special Warfare, Marine Raiders, Air Force Special Operations, or comparable allied units.
• Helpful: Experience in unconventional warfare, counterterrorism, foreign internal defense, or special reconnaissance.
• Helpful: A background in joint operations, mission planning, intelligence support, operational risk assessment, military reporting, training materials, doctrine, deployed operations, or multinational military operations.

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 many artificial intelligence systems. People review model responses, label information, and give clear feedback so models can produce more useful and reliable results, while experienced subject-matter experts provide the judgment these systems need.

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