Mindrift is looking for a Freelance Economics Expert to shape the capabilities of frontier AI agents. You will use your domain expertise to create realistic tasks that challenge and train AI systems. At Mindrift, we believe in using collective intelligence to ethically guide the future of AI.
What You'll Do
- Create complex, realistic tasks that push frontier AI agents to their limits.
- Build detailed task versions with objective scoring.
- Write ambiguous task versions intended to train the agent to succeed with less hand-holding.
- Complete qualification step and project onboarding to begin working in production.
- Create training prompts and refine model responses.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD Degree in Economics or relevant fields with a strong GPA (3.5-4).
- Minimum of 3 years professional industry experience in relevant economics fields (Economics Experts, Analysts, researchers, or consultants).
- Advanced (C1) or above level of English proficiency.
- Ability to write clearly and professionally, explaining complex tasks in simple, structured language.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize information from multiple sources into accurate, coherent outputs.
- Excellent analytical thinking and strong attention to detail.
- Creativity in designing realistic and engaging examples, cases, or workflows based on domain knowledge.
- Exposure to LLMs, prompt engineering, or AI-generated content with some understanding of scoring/evaluation in agent testing.
- Ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly.
- Laptop, internet connection, and time available for a fully remote role.
Benefits & Compensation
- Get paid for your expertise, with rates that can go up to $21/hour.
- Part-time, remote, freelance project that fits around primary professional or academic commitments.
- Work on advanced AI projects and gain valuable experience for your portfolio.
- Influence how future AI models understand and communicate in your field of expertise.
Work Mode
This is a fully remote, global freelance position.
