Machine Learning Consultant- Intermediate (AI Community)
telus • Remote
Education
Not stated
Type
Hourly
Pay Rate
$15–$25/hr
Listed
195d ago
About this role
From the telus listing
About the Role: TELUS Digital is building a high-impact team of Machine Learning Consultants working alongside Policy Enforcement specialists to provide actionable insights on AI decision-making. As a Machine Learning Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in analyzing, fine-tuning, and optimizing machine learning models for content moderation and policy enforcement. You will evaluate complex, nuanced content, provide feedback on AI reasoning processes, and collaborate with policy experts to ensure model outputs align with organizational guidelines. Your work will directly influence model performance, annotation workflows, and the quality of AI-driven policy decisions. Key Responsibilities: Evaluate and provide feedback on AI model outputs and reasoning (chain-of-thought) for nuanced Trust & Safety cases. Perform high-quality content annotations in collaboration with Policy Experts. Support supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning (RLHF) processes. Conduct data analysis to detect patterns, trends, and model weaknesses. Produce clear reports and insights for engineering and policy teams. Collaborate closely with policy enforcement teams to ensure ML models adhere to guidelines. Maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive content responsibly.
Requirements
- Must be eligible to work in Remote
- Fluent proficiency in English (Written & Verbal)
- Reliable high-speed internet connection
Why this role
This Machine Learning Consultant- Intermediate (AI Community) role pays $15–$25/hr fully remote, so the Data Science work here isn't limited to whoever happens to live near an AI lab's office.
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Common questions
What does the day-to-day workload look like for elite-expert AI training roles?
Slow and deep, not fast and repetitive. A single task can take 45-60 minutes of researching citations or verifying complex calculations. Quality is what's being measured here, not throughput.
Is AI training work the same as traditional consulting?
No. Instead of client deliverables, you're given complex scenarios to evaluate: grading the AI's logic, correcting its hallucinations, and supplying expert-level reasoning it doesn't have on its own. The job is closer to teaching than consulting.
What does Data Science work look like for a Machine Learning Consultant- Intermediate (AI Community)?
Tasks here are scoped to Data Science, not generic labeling. As a Machine Learning Consultant- Intermediate (AI Community), expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Data Science) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Data Science background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
AI Training is named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with this, expect the screening process to test for it directly rather than accepting adjacent experience as a substitute.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $15–$25/hr, an hourly rate. The range reflects experience level and negotiated terms, not a placeholder, so where you land in it depends on your background and the assessment. Pay can change between when we last checked the listing and when you apply, so confirm the current number on the platform's own application page before committing time.