DoD Staff Writing AI Training Expert

The work

OpenTrain is hiring a DoD Staff Writing AI Training Expert to develop and assess training materials for AI systems used with Department of Defense staff-writing tasks. Your work will help evaluate accuracy, tone, structure, compliance, and audience awareness in operational and administrative writing.

• Create prompts, input materials, and reference answers for Weekly Activity Reports, Situation Reports, executive summaries, performance reports, and related DoD documents.
• Write grading guidelines for comparing AI-generated staff writing with DoD standards and reporting expectations.
• Produce realistic report materials that reflect the language, organization, and formats used in federal environments.
• Design and review tests for AI summarization and reporting, then improve prompts and grading rubrics using feedback.
• Model weekly, monthly, and ad hoc reporting formats using relevant back-office and communication experience.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote contractor role for candidates based in the United States. The work requires strong written and verbal communication, careful judgment about audience and tone, and the ability to assess AI-generated writing against DoD expectations.

• Pay: $40 to $80 per hour.
• Schedule: 20 or more hours per week.
• Location: Remote, United States only.
• Language: English.
• Experience: At least three years working for the U.S. Department of Defense as a service member, DoD civilian, or supporting contractor.
• Required writing experience: Recurring reports or executive updates, including WARs, SITREPs, executive summaries, or comparable formats.
• Knowledge: DoD terminology and federal reporting requirements.
• Documentation skills: Working familiarity with PowerPoint briefings, memos, Excel summaries, and related documents.
• Evaluation skills: Ability to review AI-generated writing for accuracy, detail, tone, structure, compliance, and audience awareness.

Helpful background

Experience across different military roles, units, branches, or DoD organizations is helpful. Background in operations, plans, public affairs, administration, policy, training, or other reporting-heavy work may be especially relevant.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind systems that write, summarize, and answer questions. Experts create examples and review model responses so the systems learn to follow the right standards, which is why practical DoD writing experience matters.