OPENTRAIN AI DOCUMENTATION
Managing Work
How to manage active contracts, job messages, contract details, job instructions, calendar items, and reports as an AI trainer on OpenTrain AI.
Once an employer accepts your proposal, a contract is created and your work begins. The AI trainer dashboard and the contract detail pages are where you manage everything from there.
The AI Trainer dashboard
Section titled “The AI Trainer dashboard”Your main dashboard is accessible from the main navigation. Use the dashboard sections and side navigation to move between:
| Tab | What’s here |
|---|---|
| My Jobs | All active contracts and their status |
| Finished | Completed contracts |
| Proposals | Proposals you have submitted that are pending review |
| Messages | All conversations — both proposal messages and job messages |
| Calendar | Scheduled sessions or events your employer has set |
| Reports | Invoices and payout records |
The dashboard also shows recommended jobs on the home view so you can keep applying while managing active work.
Manage-job view
Section titled “Manage-job view”For each active contract, click Start working or Manage to open the manage-job view. This page keeps the job-specific work areas together:
Messages
All conversations related to this job — your 1:1 messages with the employer and any group channels they have set up for the team. You can send messages, view message history, and see who else is on the job.
Contract
The contract detail showing the agreed scope, budget, milestones, and status. Use this tab to submit milestone work. For the full payment workflow, see Payments & payouts.
Instructions
Job instructions created by the employer as a collaborative document. This tab is available when the employer has published instructions for the project. Read this carefully before starting work — it is the primary source of truth for what the employer expects.
Job posting
The original job post and scope context, useful when you need to check what the employer asked for before work began.
Access
Job access details, such as team or tool access managed by the employer for the active contract.
Contract detail page
Section titled “Contract detail page”You can also access a full contract detail view from your dashboard. This page shows:
- The full contract terms and scope
- Milestone list with funding status
- Work submission and approval history
Milestones
Section titled “Milestones”Employers pay through milestones. Each milestone represents a deliverable or phase of work with a defined amount. The Contract tab shows milestone amounts, due dates, and current status so you can see what work is funded and what still needs review.
Use Payments & payouts for the step-by-step payout workflow, including Complete & Request Payout, payout method setup from Settings -> Payouts, payout invoices, and country availability.
Job instructions
Section titled “Job instructions”Employers can create detailed job instructions as a collaborative document inside the platform. When instructions are published, they appear in the Instructions tab of your manage-job view.
Instructions often include:
- Task guidelines and quality standards
- Examples of acceptable and unacceptable annotations
- Tools or platforms to use
- File naming conventions or submission formats
Check the instructions before starting work and re-read them whenever they are updated. The employer can edit instructions at any time during the contract.
Calendar
Section titled “Calendar”The Calendar tab on your dashboard shows any scheduled events the employer has created — kickoff calls, check-ins, or deadline markers. Calendar entries are created by the employer and appear on your calendar automatically.
Reports
Section titled “Reports”The Reports tab on your dashboard lists invoices and payout records. Use it to find records for completed or pending payment rows. For invoice download details, see Payments & payouts.



