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South Africa English Freelance Writer

Project-based

Remote

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Remote

Project-based

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$15

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South Africa

South Africa

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About The Opportunity

  • Outlier is looking for talented writers with fluency in English to help train generative artificial intelligence models

  • This freelance opportunity is remote and hours are flexible, so you can work whenever is best for you



You may contribute your expertise by…

  • Reading English text in order to rank a series of responses that were produced by an AI model

  • Writing a short story in English about a given topic

  • Assessing whether a piece of English text produced by an AI model is factually accurate

  • Using your knowledge of English local slang and colloquial phrases to teach the AI model



Examples Of Desirable Expertise

  • Experience as a professional translator

  • Professional writing experience (copywriter, journalist, technical writer, editor, etc.)

  • Enrollment in or completion of degree at a top university with at least a Bachelors degree



Payment

  • Currently, pay rates for core project work by English writing experts average USD $15.00 per hour

  • Rates vary based on expertise, skills assessment, location, project need, and other factors. For example, higher rates may be offered to PhDs. For non-core work, such as during initial project onboarding or project overtime phases, lower rates may apply. Certain projects offer incentive payments. Please review the payment terms for each project.



Additional Information

  • This is a 1099 contract opportunity on the Outlier.ai platform.

  • Because this is a freelance opportunity, we do not offer internships, sponsorship, or employment.

  • You must be authorized to work in your country of residence.

  • If you are an international student, you may be able to sign up for Outlier if you are on a visa. You should contact your tax and/or immigration advisor with specific questions regarding your circumstances.