American Sign Language (ASL) - Freelance AI Trainer Project

Job Description

Are you an American Sign Language expert eager to shape the future of AI? Large‑scale language models are evolving from clever chatbots into powerful engines of linguistic and cultural understanding. With high‑quality training data, tomorrow’s AI can democratize world‑class education, improve accessibility for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities, and accelerate communication tools for everyone. That training data begins with you—we need your expertise to help power the next generation of AI.

Responsibilities

• Challenge advanced language models on topics like ASL-to-English translation, classifier usage, receptive and expressive skills, facial expressions in ASL, and spatial grammar
• Document every failure mode to harden model reasoning
• Converse with the model on real-world ASL communication scenarios and theoretical questions in signed language linguistics
• Verify linguistic accuracy and cultural appropriateness
• Capture reproducible error traces and suggest improvements to prompt engineering and evaluation metrics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Deaf Studies, Sign Language Interpreting, Linguistics, or a related field is ideal
• RID certification, teaching experience, or community interpreting projects signal fit
• Clear, metacognitive communication—showing your work—is essential

Additional Details

We offer a pay range of $6-to-$65 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating your experience, expertise, and geographic location. Final offer amounts may vary from the pay range listed above. As a contractor you’ll supply a secure computer and high‑speed internet; company‑sponsored benefits such as health insurance and PTO do not apply.