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Mindrift

Freelance Economist - AI Trainer

Mindrift, New York, New York, us, 10261

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About Mindrift 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 from across the globe.

Who we're looking for We’re looking for curious and intellectually proactive contributors who double‑check assumptions and play devil’s advocate. If you thrive in ambiguity and complexity, enjoy asynchronous remote work, and want to learn how modern AI systems are tested and evaluated, this flexible, project‑based opportunity is for you.

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. 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’re improving the AI tools you’ll eventually use yourself.

How to Get Started Apply through this posting. Once accepted, complete a qualification step and project onboarding, where you’ll learn 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 directly shape how useful these models become for your own future work.

Requirements

Final‑year undergraduate students majoring in Economics, or postgraduate (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D.) students in Economics or closely related fields from an accredited university with a strong academic record (GPA 3.5+ 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, especially 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 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 $73/hour depending on your skills, experience, and project needs.

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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