Freelance English Writer - AI Trainer at Mindrift in Remote

Summary: Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. This role involves engaging in realistic multi-turn conversations with LLMs to identify and document model weaknesses while maintaining narrative coherence. Responsibilities: - Use a range of tones and registers - Stress-test the models’ ability to respond adequately based on several abstract dimensions (e.g. instruction-following, emotional intelligence, consistency under changing constraints) - React and adapt to model output while maintaining tight focus on each individual task’s requirements - Think like a storyteller and a tester - Understand how humans actually speak, hesitate, contradict themselves, and escalate emotionally - Be able to deliberately engineer conversational pressure without breaking realism - Be methodical enough to document observations clearly and consistently - Be able to pinpoint failure modes and LLM patterns Required Qualifications: - an under- or postgraduate qualification in an Arts-based subject (English, Creative Writing, Journalism, MFL, Psychology, Cognitive Science), related field, or work experience at an equivalent level; or 1+ years' experience in Conversational AI Testing, Narrative Design, or Adversarial Model Testing - C2-level English (CPE, TOEFL 114+, IELTS 8.0 or above) Preferred Qualifications: - Conversational UX / dialogue design experience - An understanding of prompt engineering or LLM evaluation - Experience with QA testing for complex systems - A background in narrative design, interactive fiction, or screenwriting - A qualification in, or professional experience with, behavioural research, psychology, or linguistics - Demonstrated familiarity with LLM behaviour, failure modes, and evaluation concepts - Experience working with structured guidelines, rubrics, or annotation frameworks Required Skills: Conversational AI Testing, C2-level English Important Skills: Narrative Design, Prompt Engineering, QA Testing Nice-to-Have Skills: Behavioural Research, Linguistics, Dialogue Design, Structured Guidelines Benefits: Some projects include incentive payments