AlignerrWriting & content
Prompt Writer
up to $120/hr
About this role, in Alignerr's words
What if your creativity and curiosity could directly shape how the world's most advanced AI systems think, reason, and respond? We're looking for Prompt Writers to craft original, inventive prompts that challenge AI models — exposing gaps, stress-testing reasoning, and helping build smarter, safer, more capable AI.
What you'll do
- Write original, diverse prompts across a wide range of topics, formats, and difficulty levels
- Design questions, scenarios, and tasks that push AI models to reason, create, and problem-solve
- Craft prompts that probe for accuracy, creativity, safety, and edge-case behavior
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- Follow structured style guides and prompt-writing frameworks to ensure consistency
- Iterate on your prompts based on project feedback and evolving research needs
- Work independently and asynchronously on task-based assignments at your own pace
Candidate background
Who You Are
- Creative and intellectually curious — you enjoy exploring ideas across many different subjects
- Strong writer with the ability to communicate clearly, precisely, and engagingly
- Comfortable thinking across disciplines — from science and philosophy to culture and everyday life
- Detail-oriented and able to follow structured guidelines without losing your creative edge
- Self-motivated and reliable when working independently
- No AI, technical, or academic background required
Nice to Have
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- Background in writing, journalism, education, research, or content creation
- Experience with critical thinking frameworks, logic puzzles, or creative writing
- Familiarity with AI tools or language models as an end user
- Broad general knowledge and genuine intellectual range
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Prompt Writer (AI Training)
About the Role
What if your creativity and curiosity could directly shape how the world's most advanced AI systems think, reason, and respond? We're looking for Prompt Writers to craft original, inventive prompts that challenge AI models — exposing gaps, stress-testing reasoning, and helping build smarter, safer, more capable AI.
This is a fully remote, flexible contract role open to anyone with strong writing skills and a knack for asking the kinds of questions that make people — and machines — think harder. No technical or AI background required.
- Organization: Alignerr - Type: Hourly Contract - Location: Remote - Commitment: 10–40 hours/week
What You'll Do
* Write original, diverse prompts across a wide range of topics, formats, and difficulty levels * Design questions, scenarios, and tasks that push AI models to reason, create, and problem-solve * Craft prompts that probe for accuracy, creativity, safety, and edge-case behavior * Follow structured style guides and prompt-writing frameworks to ensure consistency * Iterate on your prompts based on project feedback and evolving research needs * Work independently and asynchronously on task-based assignments at your own pace
Who You Are
* Creative and intellectually curious — you enjoy exploring ideas across many different subjects * Strong writer with the ability to communicate clearly, precisely, and engagingly * Comfortable thinking across disciplines — from science and philosophy to culture and everyday life * Detail-oriented and able to follow structured guidelines without losing your creative edge * Self-motivated and reliable when working independently * No AI, technical, or academic background required
Nice to Have
* Background in writing, journalism, education, research, or content creation * Experience with critical thinking frameworks, logic puzzles, or creative writing * Familiarity with AI tools or language models as an end user * Broad general knowledge and genuine intellectual range
Why Join Us
* Work on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs * Fully remote and flexible — work when and where it suits you * Freelance autonomy with the structure of meaningful, task-based work * Contribute directly to AI development that shapes how technology thinks and communicates * Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch
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- Getting paid
- Billed weekly, Monday to Sunday, with approved work paid by the following Friday, according to Labelbox's help center. Payment goes through Stripe Connect or PayPal depending on your location, with one provider per country. intercom.help/labelbox/en/articles/13600616-alignerr-paym..., alignerr.com/process
- Before your first paid task
- Sign up, apply, verify your identity, set up billing and onboard. Some jobs add a Zara AI interview or domain assessments. alignerr.com/process
- How much work
- Time to your first project depends on demand and your skills, and there is no minimum number of hours. alignerr.com/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, under terms with ALIGNERR LLC. alignerr.com/faqs, alignerr.com/privacy
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How does the pay compare?Across Writing & content roles, not this role alone
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Pay across the field: Writing & content
Across 32 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 9 platforms, the middle half pays $43 to $100 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $68. This role's top rate, $120, is in the top quarter. Of the 20 distinct rates we count, 17 are lower and 1 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr (this platform) | 11 | $40 to $120 |
| micro1 | 10 | $35 to $140 · median $80 |
| AfterQuery | 4 | $15 to $70 |
| Innodata | 2 | $15 |
| Mercor | 1 | $110 |
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- First seen here on 27 Aug 2026, and still on Alignerr's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by Alignerr
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- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 09108d86-e86d-4e92-ab1b-85ddd804cea2
Pay as the source states it: “$40-120/hr”.
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