First seen by our source: 27 days ago
Senior Design Expert - UX Specialist
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a Senior Design Expert on a contract basis, remote, at $150 to $250 per hour. The role involves recorded remote sessions in which the expert shares design judgment, critiques design quality, and decides when designs are ready to ship, totaling 4 to 5 hours per task or interview.
Pay:
$150–$250 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Conduct structured, recorded remote design-thinking sessions
- Evaluate design quality and critique strong versus weak craft
- Decide when designs are ready to ship
- Participate in or run design interviews
- Prepare and review each task independently, 4 to 5 hours
Requirements summary:
- Senior-level design experience in product, UX, brand or related fields
- Clear point of view on design quality and shipping standards
- Publicly shareable portfolio, preferably a website link
Tools & skills
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- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-17
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-17
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
| View page |
About the job
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Senior Design Expert - Paid AI Design Research Study
Type: Contract
Compensation: $150–$250/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Conduct structured, recorded remote sessions to capture expert design thinking.
- Evaluate design quality and critique to differentiate strong craft from weak.
- Decide when designs are ready to ship, providing insights into decision-making processes.
- Participate in interviews as a design expert or run interviews, depending on fit.
- Work independently to prepare and review each task/interview, totaling 4–5 hours.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Senior-level design experience in product, UX, brand, or related disciplines.
- A clear point of view on design quality, critique, and shipping standards.
- A portfolio you can share publicly, preferably via a website link.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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