AutoCAD 2D Drafting Specialist for Remote CAD Tasks
Listing checked September 4, 2026 · pay as published by SME Careers
Overview
This remote, hourly contract role centers on creating authentic AutoCAD tasks and documenting them clearly in SuperAnnotate for AI training. You design practical prompts that reflect real 2D drafting scenarios and show the full workflow from setup to execution. Deliverables include task prompts, recorded demonstrations, and annotated context to help reviewers understand steps, goals, and files. Working with SME Careers remotely across time zones, you contribute to training data used by leading AI labs.
What You'll Do6
- 1Design realistic AutoCAD tasks and document them clearly in SuperAnnotate.
- 2Prepare the work environment by confirming AutoCAD installation, templates, and references are ready before recording.
- 3Record task execution by capturing a clear screen demonstration of the CAD workflow.
- 4Document task context with steps, goals, files, and notes so reviewers understand completion criteria.
- 5Demonstrate practical CAD workflows, including drafting, layering, dimensions, blocks, layouts, and plotting.
- 6Submit final recordings and documentation and verify alignment with project guidelines.
Requirements9
- 1Hands-on AutoCAD experience for drafting, technical drawings, layouts, annotation, dimensions, plotting.
- 2English proficiency at B2 level or higher to understand project instructions and communicate with the project team.
- 3Comfort using a computer, managing files, installing/opening required programs, navigating software interfaces, and recording workflows.
- 4Ability to craft realistic AutoCAD tasks reflecting drafting, design, documentation, or technical drawing use cases.
- 5Strong understanding of AutoCAD basics such as model space, paper space, layers, lineweights, blocks, dimensions, annotations, layouts, viewports, and plotting.
- 6Ensure your setup is ready before recording, including AutoCAD installed, files available, templates/assets prepared, and references ready.
- 7High attention to detail during task preparation, execution, and recording to ensure clear playback.
- 8Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistently in an hourly remote contractor workflow across time zones.
- 9Additional professional skills in architecture, engineering, drafting, construction documentation, design, or other computer-based workflows are a plus.
Who Should Apply
Ideal candidates bring hands-on AutoCAD drafting experience and can craft tasks that mirror real projects. They must be able to record and document workflows clearly for AI training. The role favors applicants who are comfortable working remotely in an hourly contractor setup and can coordinate across time zones. Candidates without AutoCAD proficiency or fluent English communication are unlikely to fit this role.
Salary Insight
$30/hr. This hourly rate aligns with contract CAD task authoring roles and reflects the specialized nature of creating training tasks for AI models.
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Provide a short sample AutoCAD task outline you created, including layers, blocks, and a plotted view, plus a 60-second screen recording plan to demonstrate workflow.
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