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Visual Design Professional for AI Evaluation

You will help improve large language models, which are AI systems that generate and respond to text. Your work will focus on visual design, brand communication, visual storytelling, and explaining business concepts clearly.

Field
Design & media
Where
United States
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Posted
6 days ago

Pay data for your profession: Visual design AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

The title points to rating and reviewing ai output: judging a model's answers or code against guidelines, such as which of two is better or whether one is correct and safe. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $120/hr, this role pays more than 91% of the 58 open design & media roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $70.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced design & media roles, Mercor has the highest median ($75/hr across 15 roles) and OpenTrain AI the lowest ($70/hr across 35).

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

$120/hr

Per week, before tax

$2,400

Per month, if the work is steady

$10,400

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $2,629 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 design & media 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
Mercor15$75/hrCommercial Video Editor & Post-Production Lead (AI Evaluation)$70-120/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role35$70/hr2D Design Expert AI Evaluator$125/hr
micro13$70/hr3 pricedSenior Photographer$55-105/hr
Alignerr5$40/hrFilm Scene Description Specialist$40-120/hr
Handshake AI9up to $125/hr2D Design ExpertUp to $125/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

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The work

You will help improve large language models, which are AI systems that generate and respond to text. Your work will focus on visual design, brand communication, visual storytelling, and explaining business concepts clearly.

Assignments are remote and asynchronous. You will work independently as project assignments become available, using your professional design judgment to assess and improve AI-generated explanations.

  • Create prompts and other inputs about visual design, brand communication, and visual storytelling.
  • Evaluate AI responses for quality, relevance, and how effectively they communicate business concepts.
  • Research design topics with help from AI.
  • Identify ways to improve AI-generated visual explanations.
  • Work independently with distributed teams and AI research partners.

What it pays and takes

This is part-time contract work in the United States. The program operates year-round, while specific assignments depend on your design specialization and project availability.

  • Pay: Up to $120 per hour.
  • Time: 20 or more hours per week.
  • Location: Open to candidates in the United States.
  • Language: Fluent English.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree required.
  • Experience: At least two years of professional design experience.
  • Professional background: Brand designer, product designer, digital designer, visual designer, creative director, or art director experience.
  • Portfolio: A portfolio showing your visual design work.
  • Skills: Strong creative judgment for visualizing and explaining business concepts.
  • Work style: Ability to work independently and asynchronously.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site. OpenTrain is free to use and helps people find opportunities to build careers in AI training and data labeling.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples, including writing prompts and reviewing model responses. People with professional expertise help judge whether AI outputs are accurate, useful, and clear in specialized areas such as visual design.

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 $120/hr since Nov 6, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's design & media roles, the median listed pay was $31/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (10 roles) and is $70/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (35 roles).

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