Creative Technologist - Audio Design UX Remote
Listing checked September 15, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Overview
AfterQuery seeks senior creative technology experts for a research cohort that tests how frontier AI models handle hard audio, design, and UX problems. The contract calls for four hours per week and runs remote, so you can keep other commitments while contributing to model evaluation. Your work centers on research and assessment rather than production engineering. You decide what counts as a correct or excellent answer in your domain, then use that standard to judge AI outputs.
What You'll Do5
- 1Build realistic technical scenarios and problem sets that reflect the audio, design, or UX work you know well.
- 2Write expert-level reference answers that show the reasoning and domain judgment a strong solution requires.
- 3Create grading rubrics that break down correctness, depth, and quality for each problem.
- 4Review AI-generated responses against your rubrics and document where the model misses key details.
- 5Author clear technical explanations and structured feedback so other researchers can follow your evaluation.
Requirements7
- 1Current or past hands-on practice in audio engineering, design, or UX, not work that stays academic or adjacent.
- 2Strong writing skills for technical explanations and structured feedback, since you will document your judgments, not just make them.
- 3Comfort with independent, asynchronous, remote work.
- 4Meet the experience and education bar outlined in the full description.
- 5Preferred: published research, open-source contributions, or recognized work in your track.
- 6Preferred: experience evaluating, grading, or reviewing other people's technical work.
- 7Bonus: a background in audio engineering, linguistics, or multimodal design.
Who Should Apply
The ideal candidate brings active hands-on work in audio, design, or UX and can explain technical choices in writing. You have reviewed, graded, or evaluated other people's work, or you hold a publication record, open-source contribution, or recognized project in your field. Strong candidates can work alone on a flexible schedule and meet the experience and education bar in the full description. This role fits less well if your background stays academic or adjacent to the craft, or if you dislike writing detailed feedback. Applications often lose points when candidates cannot show current domain work or when their writing samples read as vague summaries instead of structured evaluations.
Salary Insight
The listing posts a contract rate of $100 to $170 per hour, and experience decides where you land in that band. For senior expert evaluation and research work, that range sits above many standard review or content contracts and matches specialists with a deep track record in their domain. The four-hour weekly commitment keeps the engagement small, so it can fit alongside other projects.
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Lead with proof of hands-on work in your track and a short writing sample that mirrors the job: draft a mini rubric, an expert reference answer, or a structured review of an AI response. Name the exact domain, such as audio engineering, UX research, or multimodal design, and quantify your review or grading experience. If you have publications or open-source work, link them near the top so reviewers see domain credibility before they reach your education details.
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