South Africa English Freelance Writer

Posted 14 Days Ago
8 Locations
Remote
Entry level
Software • Business Intelligence
The Role
Outlier is seeking South African English writers to help train AI models by providing feedback on AI-generated text, writing short stories, and assessing accuracy. The position is flexible and freelance, allowing individuals to work on their own schedule.
Summary Generated by Built In

Outlier helps the world’s most innovative companies improve their AI models by providing human feedback. Are you an experienced South African English writer who would like to lend your expertise to train AI models? 

About the opportunity:

  • Outlier is looking for talented writers with fluency in English to help train generative artificial intelligence models
  • This freelance opportunity is remote and hours are flexible, so you can work whenever is best for you

You may contribute your expertise by…

  • Reading English text in order to rank a series of responses that were produced by an AI model
  • Writing a short story in English about a given topic
  • Assessing whether a piece of English text produced by an AI model is factually accurate
  • Use your knowledge of English local slang and colloquial phrases to teach the AI model

Examples of desirable expertise:

  • Experience as a professional translator
  • Professional writing experience (copywriter, journalist, technical writer, editor, etc.)
  • Enrollment in or completion of degree at a top university with at least a Bachelors degree

Payment:

  • Currently, pay rates for core project work by English writing experts average USD $15.00 per hour
  • Rates vary based on expertise, skills assessment, location, project need, and other factors. For example, higher rates may be offered to PhDs. For non-core work, such as during initial project onboarding or project overtime phases, lower rates may apply. Certain projects offer incentive payments. Please review the payment terms for each project.

PLEASE NOTE: We collect, retain and use personal data for our professional business purposes, including notifying you of opportunities that may be of interest and sharing with our affiliates. We limit the personal data we collect to that which we believe is appropriate and necessary to manage applicants’ needs, provide our services, and comply with applicable laws. Any information we collect in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with the Outlier Privacy Policy and our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data.

This is a 1099 contract opportunity on the Outlier.ai platform. Because this is a freelance opportunity, we do not offer internships, sponsorship, or employment. You must be authorized to work in your country of residence. If you are an international student, you may be able to sign up for Outlier if you are on a visa. You should contact your tax and/or immigration advisor with specific questions regarding your circumstances.

The Company
HQ: Oakland, CA
9 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2015

What We Do

Business intelligence is ready for a change. We don't believe the world needs any more dashboards, charts or data warehouses. What leaders need today is help to make better use of the tools they already have. That is what we do at Outlier: we improve the relationship between people and their data.

We believe that success in life and success in business are not separate things, but intertwined as part of our lives. It is important to us that the journey we take with our company is as positive as the destination we hope to reach.

If you want to join us on this mission, we would love to talk to you: http://outlier.ai/jobs.html

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