Photo and Visual Editors

You will review groups of images and decide which image best fits a stated purpose. You will also assess technical quality, identify meaningful alterations, compare captions with image content, and explain your decisions in concise written notes.

• Select the strongest image for a defined purpose.
• Assess exposure, focus, color, noise, cropping, accuracy, and overall suitability.
• Identify alterations that materially change what an image shows.
• Check whether captions and descriptions accurately match the visual content.
• Explain image selection and quality decisions in clear written notes.
• Correct or retouch images in response to a brief.

What it pays and takes

This is a remote, part-time contractor role.

• Pay: $50 to $105 per hour.
• Location: Remote, available in supported countries.
• Language: Clear written English.
• Experience: Professional experience as a photo editor, picture editor, visual editor, retoucher, or photo producer.
• Tools: Regular use of Lightroom, Photoshop, or Capture One.
• Background: Experience preparing or delivering images for print, web, social, broadcast, or brand audiences.
• Judgment: Ability to explain why one image is more effective than another for a particular purpose.
• Helpful evidence: A portfolio showing image editing, visual judgment, or retouching work.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 4 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training work uses human judgment to help improve artificial intelligence systems. In this role, your image selection, quality reviews, written explanations, and retouching decisions help prepare and evaluate visual data, while professional experience supports more consistent decisions.