Instructional Designer - Fully Remote | Upto $65/hr Part-time
Mercor · United States · 2 days ago
RemoteRemoteWriting$45–$65/hrPart-time
Role Responsibilities
- Guide research and program teams to close the gap between ambiguous program requirements and rater-ready instructions across various domains.
- Design clear, non-contradictory rating guidelines and rubrics for consistent application by raters, including in edge cases.
- Evaluate draft guidelines for ambiguity, contradictions, and coverage gaps, revising until raters can apply them without escalation.
- Translate program specifications from domains such as finance, retail, insurance, legal, and sports into precise rater instructions.
- Collaborate with subject matter experts and program leads to ensure consistency and accuracy across guideline sets.
Qualifications
- Must-have 3+ years of professional experience in linguistics, instructional design, technical writing, or a related field.
- Experience writing or refining guidelines/rubrics for human raters in a GenAI/RLHF context.
- Ability to work across multiple domains (e.g., finance, retail, insurance, legal, sports) and translate domain-specific nuances.
- Strong track record of resolving ambiguity and contradiction in written specifications.
- Able to engage reliably for at least 35 hours/week during weekdays.
- Strong written communication skills for explaining complex guidance clearly.