First seen by our source: 21 days ago
Visual Designer - Graphic Specialist
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a remote contract Visual Designer at $50–$80/hour for 10–20 hours per week to train AI models on visual design workflows. The work is writing and validating prompt-based questions and ensuring responses reflect real-world graphic and UI design processes. Candidates need a bachelor's degree in design or a related field, 1+ years of graphic or UI design experience, and residency in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, UK, or Australia.
Pay:
$50–$80 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Write, review, and validate prompt-based questions to train AI in visual design
- Shape how AI understands and simulates multi-modal design workflows
- Ensure prompts and responses reflect real-world design processes
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines
- Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality
Requirements summary:
- 1+ years of experience in graphic or UI design
- Bachelor's degree in design or a related field
- Based in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, UK, or Australia
- Strong background in high-quality visual designs with unique aesthetics
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exposure to LLMs and GenAI prompting
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- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Design & creative |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 15 |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Design |
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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 |
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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: Visual Designer
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50–$80/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Write, review, and validate prompt-based questions to train AI in visual design.
- Shape how AI understands and simulates multi-modal design workflows in graphic design and UI work.
- Ensure each prompt and response reflects real-world design processes.
- Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
- Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance training data quality and model outputs.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 1+ years of experience in graphic or UI design.
- Bachelor's degree in design or a related field.
- Based in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, UK, or Australia.
- Strong background in creating high-quality visual designs with unique aesthetics.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Exposure to LLMs and GenAI prompting.
Start Date
- Early to mid August; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.
Interview Process
- Take an AI interview focused on creative workflows and systemic design thinking.
- Share your screen to walk through a design showcasing your fundamentals and aesthetic.
- Share your portfolio post-interview.
- Selection based on AI interview performance and portfolio quality.
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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