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Mindrift

Freelance Economist - AI Trainer

Mindrift, Sauk Trail Beach, Wisconsin, United States

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At Mindrift, innovation meets opportunity. We believe in using the power of collective intelligence to ethically shape the future of AI.

What We Do The Mindrift platform connects specialists with AI projects from major tech innovators. Our mission is to unlock the potential of Generative AI by tapping into real-world expertise across the globe.

Who we’re looking for We’re looking for curious and intellectually proactive contributors—people who double‑check assumptions and play devil’s advocate. Are you comfortable with ambiguity and complexity? Does an async, remote, flexible opportunity sound exciting? Would you like to learn how modern AI systems are tested and evaluated?

Role Overview This is a

flexible, project‑based opportunity

well‑suited for analysts, researchers, and experienced professionals with strong critical thinking skills, and for those open to a part‑time, non‑permanent opportunity.

About the project You will create complex, realistic tasks that push frontier AI agents to their limits. Think scattered data, conditional procedures, and genuine domain expertise required. You’ll build a detailed version with objective scoring, then write an ambiguous version intended to train the agent to succeed with less hand‑holding. Real expert complexity only. You’ll be improving the AI tools you’ll eventually use yourself.

How to get started Apply to this post and get the chance to contribute to projects aligned with your skills, on your own schedule. To begin working in production, you’ll need to complete the qualification step and project onboarding, where you’ll get familiar with the guidelines interface and try your first real task with guidance from our quality team. From creating training prompts to refining model responses, you’ll be directly shaping how useful these models become for your own future work.

Requirements

Final‑year undergraduate students majoring in Economics, or postgraduate students—including Bachelor's, Master’s or PhD—with a major in Economics or a closely related field, from an accredited or reputable university with a strong academic record (GPA 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale)

Minimum of 3 years of professional industry experience in economics or closely related fields, such as economic analysis, research, or consulting

Experience in cross‑functional, applied, or international projects is an advantage, particularly where expertise has been applied in real‑world or consulting contexts

Ability to write clearly and professionally, including explaining complex tasks in simple, structured language

Ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources and turn it into accurate, coherent outputs

Creativity in designing realistic and engaging examples, cases, or workflows based on your domain knowledge

Excellent analytical thinking: can reason about complex systems, scenarios, and logical implications

Exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI‑generated content

Strong attention to detail: can spot contradictions, ambiguities, and vague requirements

Some understanding of how scoring or evaluation works in agent testing (precision, coverage, etc.)

Proven ability to use English fluently in professional settings, written and verbal (C1/C2 level)

Access to a laptop, stable internet connection, and sufficient availability to engage with project tasks

Motivation to work with challenging, complex, but well‑defined guidelines, learn new methods, and strengthen domain‑specific skills

Benefits

Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $50/hour depending on your skills, experience, and project needs

Take part in a part‑time, remote, freelance project that fits around your primary professional or academic commitments

Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience that enhances your portfolio

Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise

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