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Photographer, AI Training

Use your photography judgment to describe, label, and organize images for AI training. This flexible contractor role is open in listed countries and values clear writing, visual expertise, and careful data work.

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Image & Video Annotation

Remote Hourly · $35–$105/hr

$35–$105/hr

Compensation

Contract, part-time

Engagement

Remote

Location

Oct 20, 2026

Posted

Open in 52 countries

United States
+ more
  • 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
  • Netherlands
  • Nigeria
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palestine
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • Thailand
  • Tunisia
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam

The work

You will help prepare visual data used to train AI systems. The work combines photography knowledge with accurate image descriptions, labels, captions, metadata, and context.

You will review and organize submissions, follow project guidelines, meet deadlines, coordinate deliverables with project coordinators, and use feedback to improve your work.

  • Describe, classify, and add context to photography data.
  • Analyze the elements, meaning, and context shown in images.
  • Apply photography judgment to portraits, landscapes, commercial imagery, editorial work, and related visual content.
  • Review and submit consistent, high-quality data according to project requirements.

What it pays and takes

This is an entry-level AI training role, and previous AI experience is not required. Professional photography experience is preferred, and a portfolio showing consistent, high-quality work is helpful.

  • Pay: $35 to $105 per hour.
  • Work type: Part-time contractor role.
  • Language: Fluent English is required.
  • Location: Open to candidates in AE, AR, AT, BD, BE, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, DE, DK, DZ, EG, ES, FR, GB, GH, GR, ID, IN, IT, JO, JP, KE, KG, KW, KZ, LB, LK, MA, MX, MY, NG, NL, OM, PE, PH, PK, PS, PT, QA, SA, SG, TH, TN, TW, US, UZ, VN, and ZA.
  • Skills: Familiarity with cameras and Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom; clear written and verbal communication; careful instruction-following; responsiveness to feedback; and the ability to meet deadlines.
  • Helpful experience: Organizing and submitting digital photography assets, or creating image descriptions, captions, or metadata.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site. OpenTrain helps you start the application, but it does not hire, contract, or pay you for this role.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind modern AI systems. People prepare and review examples such as images, text, audio, and video, and subject-matter experience is valuable because it helps make those examples accurate and useful.

Requirements

  • Experience: Entry level
  • Languages: English

How to apply

  1. Apply here on OpenTrain. You create a free account, and we send you to the hiring platform.
  2. Complete your application on the hiring platform.

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