
Media and Communications Expert
Listing checked October 29, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Key details
- Pay
- $55/hr
- Location
- Remote
- Job type
- contract
- Posted
- February 5, 2026
Overview
AfterQuery, a YC-backed startup, needs people with a media and communications background to build the training material behind its AI models. You will write challenging questions and case studies drawn from real communications work, then judge how well a model answers them. Topics span message development, crisis management, brand positioning, audience targeting and media planning. The work runs remote and asynchronous, so you set the hours around your existing commitments while earning $55.00 per hour.
What You'll Do8
- Write media and communications questions and case studies that push AI models on message development, audience targeting, media planning, crisis management, content creation, brand positioning and stakeholder engagement.
- Score model answers against established communications practice and industry standards, then document where the reasoning falls short.
- Give detailed written feedback on each response so the training team can see exactly which communications principle the model missed or applied well.
- Work with communications specialists and technical staff to calibrate how hard each question should be.
- Keep every prompt both demanding and instructive, so a failing answer still teaches the model something useful.
- Check that scenarios reflect how messaging, content strategy and public relations play out in real organizations.
- Adjust or rewrite items when a question proves ambiguous, too easy, or unfair to a model with sound reasoning.
- Flag gaps in the current question set and propose new topics that reflect your own professional experience.
Requirements9
- Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, Media Studies or a related field, or comparable professional experience.
- Hands-on background in media production, communications strategy, public relations or journalism.
- Working knowledge of several media platforms and communication channels and how each one shapes a message.
- Strong analytical reading and writing, with the precision to catch small errors in a draft or a model's answer.
- Excellent verbal communication for team discussions about question difficulty and content quality.
- Preferred: several years of media or communications work spread across formats such as broadcast, digital, print and social.
- Preferred: past work on communications campaigns, published media pieces, industry thought leadership or media technology projects.
- Preferred: exposure to crisis communications, brand management, content strategy or media relations.
- Preferred: comfort with AI or technology-driven media and communications tools.
Who Should Apply
Communications professionals, journalists and PR specialists with several years of practice and a sharp editorial eye. You have built campaigns, handled messaging under pressure or produced media content, and you can explain why one approach beats another.
Salary Insight
This role pays $55.00 per hour. That sits in a solid range for expert-network and AI training work that asks for a specialized communications background rather than general content writing, and the remote, asynchronous setup lets you bill hours alongside a main job.
Pay and demand for Content, Communications & PR roles
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$55/hr
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Typical pay · estimated
$70/hour
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Most Content, Communications & PR roles pay $40–$95 per hour. This role's pay falls inside that range.
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