[High Salary] Freelance Journalist

About The Job

Mercor

connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include

Benchmark

General Catalyst

Peter Thiel

Adam D'Angelo

Larry Summers

, and

Jack Dorsey

Position :

News Analyst, Reporter, Journalist

Type :

Independent Contractor

Compensation : $75–$90 / hour

Location : Remote

Duration : 6 weeks

Commitment : 20–40 hours / week

Role Responsibilities

• Write tasks and scenarios reflecting real-world journalism and news reporting based on professional experience.
• Create realistic situations involving news gathering, source verification, investigative reporting, editorial decision-making, and deadline management.
• Develop scenarios for conducting interviews, fact-checking, writing breaking news, analyzing current events, handling ethical dilemmas, maintaining journalistic integrity, and editing content for publication.
• Review and evaluate AI responses to journalism queries for accuracy and professional standards.
• Provide detailed feedback on news reporting and journalism scenarios to improve AI training.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

Preferred

Start Date

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