Handshake AIOther AI work
Records Manager
up to $75/hr
About this role, in Handshake AI's words
Handshake is recruiting Records Managers, including Archivists, Information Managers, Collections Managers, and Librarians to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project—but there’s no AI experience needed. In this program, you’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. The Handshake AI opportunity runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.
Candidate background
Qualifications
- You have at least 4 years of professional experience in one or more of the following types of work.
- The examples below reflect the types of real-world responsibilities that you might have had in your role that will give you the context needed to evaluate and train high-quality AI models
- Manage and organize archival records, developing classification systems and maintaining databases to ensure easy access and retrieval.
- Provide reference services, authenticate and appraise historical documents, and coordinate educational programs.
- Direct staff in cataloguing and preserving collections, while researching and acquiring new materials to enhance archives.
- You’re able to participate in asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.
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Overview
Handshake is recruiting Records Managers, including Archivists, Information Managers, Collections Managers, and Librarians to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project—but there’s no AI experience needed. In this program, you’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. The Handshake AI opportunity runs year-round, with project opportunities opening periodically across different areas of expertise.
Details
• The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are.
• The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5-20 hrs
• The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.
• You’ll learn new skills and contribute to how AI is used in your field
• Your placement into a project will be dependent on project availability—if you apply now and can’t work on this project, more will be available soon.
Qualifications
• You have at least 4 years of professional experience in one or more of the following types of work.
• The examples below reflect the types of real-world responsibilities that you might have had in your role that will give you the context needed to evaluate and train high-quality AI models
• Manage and organize archival records, developing classification systems and maintaining databases to ensure easy access and retrieval.
• Provide reference services, authenticate and appraise historical documents, and coordinate educational programs.
• Direct staff in cataloguing and preserving collections, while researching and acquiring new materials to enhance archives.
• You’re able to participate in asynchronous work in partnership with leading AI labs.
Application Process
• Create a Handshake account
• Upload your resume and verify your identity
• Get matched and onboarded into relevant projects
• Start working and earning
Work authorization information
F-1 students who are eligible for CPT or OPT may be eligible for projects on Handshake AI. Work with your Designated School Official to determine your eligibility. If your school requires a CPT course, Handshake AI may not meet your school’s requirements. STEM OPT is not supported. See our Help Center article for more information on what types of work authorizations are supported on Handshake AI.
Working with Handshake AIPay, getting started and work, from Handshake AI's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid weekly through Stripe. Handshake says it usually sends payouts by Wednesday afternoon for the previous Monday to Sunday week, and a payment can often take 48 hours to process and appear. Some projects set their own schedule. Non-US tax residents face 30% US withholding unless they certify the work was done outside the US. ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/32263614087575, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/33238954868759, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/39964143294615
- Before your first paid task
- Its pages give different answers on who can join. Its AI page says you must be based in the US, its help center says people outside the US can join by invitation only, and some of its postings ask for Indian work authorization or a base in Canada. Identity verification, tax details and a payout method come before paid work, and a failed assessment usually cannot be retaken. joinhandshake.com/ai, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/37145099086743, joinhandshake.com/ai/opportunities/physics-expert-india, joinhandshake.com/ai/opportunities/ai-evaluation-speciali..., ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/32244754462615, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/36935929970711, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/41129932721431
- How much work
- Applying does not guarantee a project, and there is no fixed timeline for an invitation. Projects can start, pause or end at short notice. ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/32244169079703, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/33238954868759, ai-support.joinhandshake.com/articles/38150760132119
- Contract
- Contractor, under an agreement with Handshake AI Solutions, LLC that says you are not an employee. joinhandshake.com/legal/contractor-agreement
Read on the pages linked above on 24 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
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- First seen here on 5 Sep 2026, and still on Handshake AI's list when we last read it on 25 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Handshake AI
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 10840004
Pay as the source states it: “Up to $75/hr”.
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