Professional Design Experts

What you'll do

This is a taste project. Mercor is staffing a research project for one of the largest AI companies, and the work involves making product design and taste-preference decisions based on your professional experience.

The ad is short on specifics, so read between the lines carefully. The combination of "taste preferences" with a requirement to be proficient in Slides, Sheets, Docs and PDFs suggests judging the visual quality of everyday business files (decks, reports, spreadsheets) as well as product design, most likely by choosing between or critiquing alternatives. The ad does not confirm the task format, whether you will create anything yourself, or what the AI system being trained actually produces.

Who fits

• Work experience in roles that call for good taste in visual presentation
• A record of designing graphics, documents or other files professionally
• Experience with design tools such as Figma, Sketch or Adobe Creative Suite
• Proficiency with Slides, Sheets, Docs and PDFs
• Native or near-native English
• Based in the United States, the United Kingdom or Canada
• Able to commit at least 15 hours a week

No degree or minimum years are stated. Presentation designers, brand and marketing designers, and product designers who also build decks all seem to match the brief; the ad does not favor one over another.

What it pays

$80–180 per hour, Mercor's published range. That ceiling is high for design evaluation, but the band is more than 2x wide and the ad does not say what decides your rate. Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise.

Worth knowing

Good:

• Strong pay range for design judgment work
• Open to designers in three countries, not just the US
• No degree requirement stated
• Weekly payment on Stripe or Wise; remote and flexible

Less good:

• The task itself is barely described; you will learn the details only after joining
• 15 hours a week is a stated minimum
• Wide pay band with no stated basis for placement
• H-1B and STEM OPT holders are excluded
• Independent contractor: projects can be extended, shortened or ended early

About this listing

Posted on Mercor as an hourly remote contract for candidates based in the US, UK or Canada, confirmed open on 24 September 2026. The client is described only as one of the world's top AI companies. See Mercor.