GIMP Image Editing Specialist Remote Contract
Listing checked September 4, 2026 · pay as published by SME Careers
Overview
As a remote hourly contractor, join SME Careers as a GIMP specialist who designs realistic image-editing tasks for AI training. You’ll craft practical edits using layers and masks, then document each task clearly in SuperAnnotate and record a precise walkthrough of your workflow. Prepare your setup with GIMP installed, assets ready, and references gathered before recording. Your submissions help train leading AI models by showing how real users complete photo editing, graphic edits, and web-ready imagery.
What You'll Do6
- 1Design realistic GIMP tasks and document them clearly in SuperAnnotate, detailing objectives and expected outcomes.
- 2Prepare the work environment by confirming GIMP is installed, assets are ready, fonts are collected, and references prepared before recording.
- 3Record a step-by-step walkthrough of the task in your screen capture, showing how you apply layers, masks, and selections within GIMP.
- 4Provide task context with goals, files, commands, and notes so reviewers understand how the task was completed.
- 5Demonstrate practical workflows such as cropping, resizing, retouching, color correction, background removal, text overlays, and exporting in GIMP.
- 6Maintain submission quality by reviewing recordings and documentation for completeness and realism in line with project guidelines.
Requirements9
- 1Hands-on experience using GIMP for image editing tasks including retouching, color correction, layers, masks, and selections.
- 2English proficiency at least B2 level to understand project instructions and communicate with the team.
- 3Comfort using a computer, managing image files, opening programs, and navigating design interfaces while recording workflows.
- 4Ability to design realistic GIMP tasks that reflect design, photo editing, marketing, admin, or content-creation use cases.
- 5Strong understanding of GIMP basics such as layers, selections, masks, cropping, resizing, color adjustments, text tools, transparency, filters, and export formats.
- 6Ensure your setup supports the task, including having GIMP installed, image assets available, references ready before recording.
- 7High attention to detail in task prep, workflow execution, and recording readability.
- 8Reliable, self-directed, and able to deliver consistent quality in an hourly remote contractor workflow across time zones.
- 9Additional professional skills are appreciated, including graphic design, photography, marketing, content creation, or other computer-based workflows.
Who Should Apply
Ideal candidates bring hands-on GIMP experience and a track record creating clear, audit-ready task documentation. They thrive in a remote, hourly contractor setup and can manage work across different time zones. Candidates who lack practical GIMP fundamentals or cannot verify their setup before recording may score low. People who struggle to articulate steps or deliver consistent, high-quality recordings may not be a fit for this role.
Salary Insight
$15/hr. This hourly rate aligns with remote, contract-style image-editing tasks and reflects the level of independence and documentation required.
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Submit a concise sample GIMP task that demonstrates cropping, color correction, masking, and an export step; include a brief note confirming your GIMP setup and asset readiness to boost your fit.
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