TeracDomain experts
Outreach Specialists: Expert Recruitment for AI Training
$20/hr
About this role, in Terac's words
We are hiring remote outreach specialists to connect top industry experts with paid AI training projects. You will be responsible for calling prospective candidates, explaining the opportunities, and guiding them through the onboarding process.
Candidate background
Who this is for
- Prior experience in high-volume outreach, recruiting, or sales development
- Excellent verbal communication and relationship-building skills over the phone
- Comfortable speaking with technical experts and industry professionals
- Strong organizational skills to track and manage candidate pipelines
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in Terac's words
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We are hiring remote outreach specialists to connect top industry experts with paid AI training projects. You will be responsible for calling prospective candidates, explaining the opportunities, and guiding them through the onboarding process.
Compensation
This role pays:
• $10 per hour in base compensation
• 10% commission on the earnings of each expert you successfully refer
• Up to $1,000 in referral commission per expert
There is no fixed limit on the number of experts you may refer, so total earnings will depend on your outreach performance and the number of successful candidates you bring onto the platform. What You’ll Be Working On
We are hiring driven outreach specialists to help expand our network of industry professionals.
Terac connects qualified experts with paid AI training, evaluation, and research projects. Your role will be to identify and engage strong candidates, explain relevant opportunities, and help interested professionals complete the initial onboarding process.
Your work will directly influence how quickly we can recruit high-quality experts for specialized projects across technical, scientific, healthcare, financial, and other professional fields. What You’ll Do
You will conduct outbound calls to prospective experts and introduce them to relevant paid research opportunities.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Calling prospective candidates from provided lead lists
• Explaining project requirements, compensation, and time commitments
• Assessing candidates’ interest and potential fit
• Answering basic questions about Terac and available opportunities
• Following up with interested candidates by phone, email, or text
• Helping candidates complete the application and onboarding process
• Accurately tracking calls, outcomes, and follow-up activity
This is a fully remote role centered on high-volume phone outreach. Success requires confidence, persistence, organization, and the ability to build trust quickly. Who This Role Is For
This role is best suited for people with experience in:
• Recruiting or talent sourcing
• Sales development or appointment setting
• High-volume outbound calling
• Market research participant recruitment
• Academic or professional outreach
• Call center or inside-sales environments
You should be comfortable speaking with highly specialized professionals across a variety of industries. You must communicate clearly, handle objections professionally, and remain persistent without sounding scripted or aggressive.
Experience in technical recruiting, academic outreach, expert-network recruiting, or research participant sourcing is especially valuable.
What you would do
• Call prospective experts to discuss paid research and AI training opportunities
• Explain project scopes, answer questions, and gauge candidate interest
• Guide qualified candidates through the initial onboarding steps
• Track call outcomes and maintain accurate records of your outreach efforts
Who this is for
• Prior experience in high-volume outreach, recruiting, or sales development
• Excellent verbal communication and relationship-building skills over the phone
• Comfortable speaking with technical experts and industry professionals
• Strong organizational skills to track and manage candidate pipelines
Working with TeracPay, getting started and work, from Terac's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid through Virtual Incentives: PayPal, Venmo, a prepaid Visa card or direct cashout in the US, PayPal elsewhere. A payout starts once a submission is approved, and cashing out needs a $12.50 balance and a verified ID. terac.com/docs/experts/policies/payout-policy, terac.com/docs/experts/how-to/payments, terac.com/whats-new/2026-05-31-may-2026-updates
- Before your first paid task
- A verified government ID through Persona before you can apply, then a screening step for each study: a short form, an AI voice interview or a file upload. A study you are screened out of is not paid. terac.com/docs/experts/how-to/apply, terac.com/docs/experts/policies/rewards
- How much work
- Terac guarantees no number of opportunities and no earnings. Manually reviewed applications hear back in 1 to 5 business days. terac.com/docs/experts/policies/terms, terac.com/docs/experts/support/faq
- Contract
- Independent contractor, with Terac Inc. of California. terac.com/legal/terms-of-service
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
How does the pay compare?Across Domain experts roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Terac's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Domain experts
Across 751 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 21 platforms, the middle half pays $63 to $125 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $100. This role's top rate, $20, is in the bottom quarter. Of the 268 distinct rates we count, 5 are lower and 259 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| micro1 | 155 | $12 to $400 · median $110 |
| Alignerr | 148 | $24 to $200 · median $80 |
| AfterQuery | 93 | $45 to $175 · median $100 |
| Mercor | 90 | $55 to $450 · median $120 |
| Handshake AI | 81 | $30 to $300 · median $80 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 4 Sep 2026, and still on Terac's list when we last read it on 25 Oct 2026.
- Posted by Terac
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- lX87ey8bTU0rbbV0
Pay as the source states it: “Terac listing record, listed rate 20.00 USD HOURLY”.
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