AI Rater Guidelines Writer (Linguist / Instructional Designer)
At a glance
Mid-level Learning & Development role at Weekday AI. Remote, United States · part-time.
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What you'll do
- Turn unclear program requirements into concise instructions that human evaluators can follow
- Build scoring rubrics for consistent decisions across different AI evaluation tasks
- Find gaps, contradictions and unclear wording in existing guidance, then revise it
- Translate subject-matter requirements into usable instructions and cover edge cases that could trigger reviewer escalation
- Coordinate with researchers, program managers and subject-matter experts to keep guideline sets consistent
What you bring
- At least three years in linguistics, instructional design, technical writing, AI content development or a related field
- Hands-on experience producing or maintaining rating guidance for generative AI, RLHF, human evaluation or AI annotation
- Experience converting knowledge from different subject areas into clear documentation and resolving ambiguity with measurable improvements
- Strong analytical judgment, careful attention to detail and precise written communication
Who this fits
This suits someone who enjoys turning complex requirements into structured guidance and can work across subject areas. It is a remote independent-contractor role requiring at least thirty-five hours on weekdays. H-1B and STEM OPT candidates cannot be supported.
From the employer
This role is for one of our clients
Compensation: $45-$65 per hour
Join a cutting-edge AI initiative focused on building the next generation of foundational AI models. We are seeking experienced Linguists, Instructional Designers, Technical Writers, and AI Content Specialists who excel at transforming complex, ambiguous program requirements into clear, structured, and actionable guidance for human evaluators.
In this role, you will play a critical part in improving AI training quality by creating precise rating guidelines, evaluation rubrics, and reviewer instructions across diverse domains including finance, retail, insurance, legal, and sports. Your expertise will help ensure consistency, accuracy, and reliability in human evaluations that directly shape advanced AI systems.
This is a full-time, fully remote engagement requiring a commitment of approximately 35 hours per week during standard weekdays.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Translate complex and ambiguous program requirements into clear, concise, and easy-to-follow rater guidelines.
- Design comprehensive evaluation rubrics and scoring frameworks that enable consistent decision-making across a variety of AI tasks.
- Review existing documentation to identify ambiguity, inconsistencies, contradictions, and coverage gaps, then revise guidelines to improve clarity and usability.
- Convert subject-matter requirements from domains such as finance, retail, insurance, legal, and sports into structured evaluation instructions that non-domain raters can apply confidently.
- Collaborate with research teams, program managers, and subject matter experts to maintain consistency across multiple guideline sets.
- Develop documentation that addresses edge cases, exceptions, and complex evaluation scenarios while minimizing reviewer escalation.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience in Linguistics, Instructional Design, Technical Writing, AI Content Development, or a closely related field.
- Direct experience creating, refining, or maintaining evaluation guidelines, rating rubrics, or reviewer instructions within Generative AI, RLHF, human evaluation, or AI data annotation environments.
- Demonstrated ability to work across multiple subject areas and convert domain-specific knowledge into clear, structured documentation.
- Proven experience resolving ambiguity and improving written specifications with measurable before-and-after improvements.
- Strong analytical thinking with exceptional attention to detail.
- Demonstrated career progression and professional growth.
- Ability to commit reliably to 35+ hours per week during weekdays.
- Outstanding written communication skills with the ability to explain nuanced concepts in a precise, consistent, and easy-to-understand manner.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting AI model training, evaluation, RLHF, or large-scale annotation programs.
- Background working with cross-functional teams including researchers, engineers, product managers, and subject matter experts.
- Familiarity with structured documentation standards, quality assurance methodologies, and guideline governance.
- Experience designing documentation that supports scalable, high-quality human evaluation processes.
Why Join
- Help define how human evaluators assess next-generation AI systems.
- Influence the quality and consistency of AI training data across multiple industries.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary experts working on advanced Generative AI initiatives.
- Solve complex language and reasoning challenges while improving AI evaluation standards at scale.
- Enjoy the flexibility of a fully remote engagement while contributing to high-impact AI research.
Equal Opportunity
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from qualified professionals of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the application and engagement process.
Contract & Engagement Details
- Independent contractor engagement.
- Fully remote with flexible working arrangements.
- Expected commitment of approximately 35 hours per week during weekdays.
- Project duration may vary depending on business requirements and individual performance.
- Work does not require access to confidential or proprietary information from any current or former employer.
- Payments are issued weekly based on approved work completed.
- At this time, we are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates.