Media and Communications AI Training Expert
Create realistic media and communications questions and case studies, then assess how well AI systems handle them. Your feedback will help improve the accuracy and strategic judgment of model responses.
- Field
- Business & operations
- Where
- United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
- Commitment
- part time
- Hours
- up to 20/week
- Posted
- 6 days ago
How this pay compares
At $55/hr, this role pays more than 34% of the 167 open business & operations roles with a listed pay range, below 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 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
$55/hr
Per week, before tax
$1,100
Per month, if the work is steady
$4,767
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,205 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.
All 199 open business & operations roles →The full listing
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The work
Create realistic media and communications questions and case studies, then assess how well AI systems handle them. Your feedback will help improve the accuracy and strategic judgment of model responses.
- Develop challenges about messaging, audience targeting, media planning, crisis management, content creation, brand positioning, and stakeholder engagement.
- Write scenarios based on real-world media and public relations situations.
- Rate model responses for accuracy, strategic judgment, and alignment with communications best practices.
- Adjust question difficulty so the training content is challenging and educational.
Pay, time, and location
- Pay: $55 per hour.
- Time: 20 or more hours per week.
- Work arrangement: Remote, flexible, and asynchronous contractor work.
- Location: Open to candidates based in an eligible country.
What you need
- A bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Media Studies, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- Professional experience in media production, communications strategy, public relations, or journalism.
- Strong understanding of media platforms and communication channels.
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with close attention to detail.
- Experience across broadcast, digital, print, or social media is helpful, as is work in communications campaigns, publications, thought leadership, crisis communications, brand management, content strategy, or media relations.
- Familiarity with technology-driven media and communications applications is helpful.
How it works
Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.
About AI training work
AI training work is the human creation and review of examples that help AI systems learn how to respond. Communications expertise helps people judge whether responses are accurate and strategically sound, and projects pay for that subject-matter judgment.
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 $55/hr since Nov 7, 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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