Technical Writer Expert (English)
You will help create training and evaluation data for AI systems that explain technical topics. Your work will focus on whether documentation is accurate, well organized, and clear to its intended reader.
- Field
- Writing & editing
- Where
- United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
- Commitment
- part time
- Hours
- up to 20/week
- Posted
- 4 days ago
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How this pay compares
The title points to writing prompts, problems and answers: writing questions, test tasks, rubrics or model answers for a model to learn from. What each kind of AI training work pays
At $68/hr, this role pays more than 52% of the 26 open writing & editing roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $64.
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.
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What you would earn at this rate
Rate
$68/hr
Per week, before tax
$1,360
Per month, if the work is steady
$5,893
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,490 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.
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Open writing & editing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | 5 | $100/hr | Educator/ Assessor Writer$90-140/hr |
| Alignerr | 7 | $80/hr | Content Reviewer$40-120/hr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 13 | $60/hr | Senior Book Editor for AI Training$80-120/hr |
The full listing
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The work
You will help create training and evaluation data for AI systems that explain technical topics. Your work will focus on whether documentation is accurate, well organized, and clear to its intended reader.
- Evaluate AI-generated technical documentation for accuracy, structure, and clarity.
- Write expert examples based on your technical writing experience.
- Rank and label AI responses against technical documentation standards.
- Review API references, how-to guides, release notes, manuals, and user documentation.
- Use an expert editorial perspective to explain complex technical systems clearly.
What it pays and takes
This is a remote, asynchronous contractor role. It is part time, and you choose when and how much you work within the project requirements.
- $68 per hour.
- At least 20 hours per week.
- Open to candidates in the listed countries.
- Professional fluency in English.
- At least 2 years of professional technical writing experience.
- A portfolio showing documentation you have owned, such as API documentation, guides, manuals, or release notes.
- The ability to explain complex technical systems clearly and accurately.
- Experience with software, API, or developer documentation is helpful.
- Familiarity with documentation-as-code workflows, including Markdown, Git, or static site generators, is helpful.
- An STC certification or technical degree 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 uses examples written, reviewed, and rated by people to help AI systems produce better answers. Technical writers are paid for this work because their experience helps models explain complex systems accurately and clearly. OpenTrain is a platform where people find AI training and data-labeling projects, build a profile, and apply.
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- 1
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- 2
Apply
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- 3
Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
- 4
First payment
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OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $68/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.
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