The work
You will review 30- to 90-second field recordings with quality headphones in a quiet workspace. Your work will turn what you hear into clear, structured information for AI training.
You will also compare recordings, evaluate AI-generated descriptions, and explain your decisions in concise written notes.
- Identify instruments, tempo, musical key, background sounds, crowd reactions, and scene details.
- Record timestamps for background events and other audio details using dropdowns, timestamps, and structured notes.
- Compare paired recordings of the same song from different locations and identify what stayed consistent or changed.
- Mark AI-generated audio descriptions as correct, incorrect, or invented, with a short explanation for each judgment.
- Take part in a paid onboarding and calibration session and a short weekly sync.
What it pays and takes
This is part-time contract work open to candidates in the listed countries. You need strong music or audio experience and careful, analytical listening skills.
- Pay: $30 to $45 per hour.
- Time: 20+ hours per week.
- Location: Open to candidates in Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Territories, Peru, the Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
- Language: Fluent written English.
- Experience: At least three years of hands-on music or audio experience.
- Skills: Identify individual instruments in busy recordings, estimate tempo within a few beats per minute, and determine musical key, including with a reference for relative pitch.
- Work setup: Quality headphones, a quiet workspace, and reliable internet.
- Relevant backgrounds include musicians, session players, producers, mixing engineers, music educators, ear-training instructors, band or choir directors, conservatory students or graduates, location sound recordists, sound designers, foley artists, and podcast or documentary audio editors.
How it works
Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.
About AI training work
AI training work is the human side of building artificial intelligence. People review audio, text, images, and model responses so AI systems can learn from accurate examples, and specialized experience matters when the task requires careful subject knowledge.