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Merchandising And Category Management Specialist

You will evaluate AI-generated merchandising content and category management workflows. You will apply project rubrics, review source materials and model outputs, and provide clear feedback that helps improve AI systems.

Field
Business & operations
Where
United States
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Posted
5 days ago

How this pay compares

At $80/hr, 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 5 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

$80/hr

Per week, before tax

$1,600

Per month, if the work is steady

$6,933

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,753 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.

PlatformOpenMedianBest-paid open role
Mercor21$78/hrPayer & Market Access Expert — Gross-to-Net & Formulary Strategy$175-200/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role83$75/hrEnterprise Operations AI Evaluation Analyst$135/hr
micro132$61/hrBrand & Creative Strategy Expert$150-350/hr
Alignerr31$53/hrFrontier Data Lead – AI Client Delivery & Growth$85-120/hr
Handshake AI31up to $80/hrMarketing 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 full listing

As posted on OpenTrain AI. See the original

The work

You will evaluate AI-generated merchandising content and category management workflows. You will apply project rubrics, review source materials and model outputs, and provide clear feedback that helps improve AI systems.

The work focuses on careful, repeatable judgments. You will document evidence for your decisions and maintain consistent quality across review tasks while working independently with AI research teams.

  • Evaluate AI-generated merchandising and retail content.
  • Review source materials and model outputs against project guidelines.
  • Apply project rubrics and document evidence-based judgments.
  • Explain decisions clearly in written feedback.
  • Maintain consistency across repeated evaluation tasks.

What it pays and takes

This is flexible, asynchronous contract work for candidates in the United States. The role requires relevant professional experience in merchandising, category management, buying, or an equivalent retail field.

  • Pay: Up to $80 per hour.
  • Schedule: 20+ hours per week, with flexible asynchronous work.
  • Location: Open to candidates in the United States.
  • Language: Fluent written English.
  • Experience: At least two years in merchandising, category management, buying, or an equivalent retail role.
  • Relevant expertise: Pricing strategy, including tariff and competitive pricing analysis; markdown optimization and hindsight analysis; and promotional campaign planning.
  • Other requirements: Strong written communication, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently.

How it works

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

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind many AI systems. People review model responses, evaluate content, and write clear feedback so models can learn to produce more useful results.

OpenTrain helps people find AI training and data-labeling work, build a profile, and apply to projects in one place. Subject-matter experts can use their professional judgment in this work without needing prior AI training experience.,

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

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $80/hr since Nov 6, 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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