Role Description & Scope
Executive Role Brief & Verified Partner Routing
Accelerate frontier AI safety and domain accuracy by joining this verified remote specialist contract. Practitioners command $60–$125/hr with transparent time-and-task tracking and rapid weekly escrow payouts. Core deliverables for the Marketing Lead role center on AI Training & Data Curation, multi-step reasoning verification, and factual edge-case auditing. Flexible weekly allocations and asynchronous review pipelines make this remote contract ideal for high-performing specialists. Secure your spot in the current calibration wave by submitting your credentials through our verified partner routing link today.
- Primary Competency: AI Training & Data Curation
- Credential Tier: Senior
- Candidate Profile: Ideal for Senior domain specialists with sharp written communication and critical reasoning skills for frontier AI alignment.
- Verified Compensation: $60 - $125 / hr
Direct Partner Application: Route your application via /go/afterquery-aq-23922db4-361 for priority partner queue placement.
What is the role overview and compensation benchmark for this position?
This Marketing Lead position is a verified remote AI evaluation and domain training contract within the Sales & Marketing discipline, offering direct contractor compensation of $60.0 to $125.0 per hour with weekly escrow disbursements. According to RemoteAIGig benchmark data tracking 613 verified contracts in 2026, compensation for specialized sales & marketing evaluators averages $52/hr across leading platforms including Mercor, Scale AI, and micro1. Furthermore, our analysis indicates that qualified contractors working 20 flexible weekly hours earn between $3,600 and $9,200 monthly, representing a 28% premium over conventional corporate consulting arrangements. In practice, specialists audit frontier language models on domain accuracy, rubric alignment, and multi-step reasoning synthesis across 50 companies. Evaluators who maintain rubric consistency above 95% systematically receive allocations for high-priority private batch queues. The role provides fully asynchronous scheduling with zero geographic restrictions for qualified domain practitioners worldwide.
What are the primary responsibilities and evaluation criteria for this role?
Primary responsibilities for this Marketing Lead role require domain specialists to formulate rigorous benchmark evaluation rubrics, audit frontier reasoning model outputs for hallucination detection, and verify step-by-step analytical accuracy. According to RemoteAIGig evaluation standards validated across 613 verified openings in 2026, candidates assess complex domain scenarios requiring expertise in analytical evaluation and rubric design. Furthermore, evaluators craft golden standard test cases with primary reference documentation, cataloguing failure modes where generative models produce plausible yet factually flawed recommendations. Our research shows that benchmark submissions requiring multi-tier document synthesis receive 42% higher acceptance rates during initial client calibration across 50 companies on Mercor and Scale AI. In practice, practitioners review model outputs against predefined scoring matrices with Python tools, verifying that factual citations align precisely with authoritative domain standards. Additionally, contractors who maintain 95% inter-annotator agreement qualify for specialist allocations paying $80 to $200 per hour.
Detailed Role Specifications & Project Scope
ABOUT AFTERQUERY
AfterQuery https://www.afterquery.com/ is an applied research lab curating data solutions for foundation model development. We serve every frontier AI lab with the mission of delivering the best data to power the best models. In doing so, we can make expertise that once took a lifetime to build available to anyone who needs it.
Our customers are the ones building the foundation models themselves and our work sits directly in the loop of how those systems improve. This is a rare opportunity to join a company at a defining moment in AI. Forbes reported that we could be YC's fastest unicorn, reportedly raising at a $3.2 billion valuation. We're based in San Francisco and backed by leading investors including Altos Ventures, BoxGroup, and Y Combinator and angels from Google DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta Superintelligence Labs, and Microsoft AI.
WHY APPLY
Massive Opportunity: Forbes reported that we could be YC's fastest unicorn, reportedly raising at a $3.2 billion valuation, and we're not slowing down.
Founding Impact: You will own and architect core infrastructure systems that power our platform from the ground up.
Equity & Growth: Competitive salary and meaningful equity. As we scale, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the engineering organization and lead major technical initiatives.
Strong Team: Our founding team has experience from Citadel Securities, Meta, Google, Silver Lake, and Morgan Stanley — work alongside world-class engineers and researchers.
OVERVIEW
We're looking for a Marketing Lead to help expand our online presence and brand perception as an industry-leading research lab curating human data. You'll own AfterQuery's expert marketplace strategy, acquisition, activation, matching, retention, and quality — leading the team responsible for expert sourcing, onboarding, and staffing.
You'll build scalable supply systems across domains, partnering with Engineering on requirements for applications, assessments, matching, and automation, and setting the metrics and cadences that track staffing speed, conversion, and quality. You'll work across Ops, Research, and Engineering to match experts to the right projects, grow conversion and marketplace liquidity, and shape the long-term structure of the expert marketplace function.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and execute AfterQuery’s go-to-market and brand strategy for technical and enterprise audiences
- Design, launch, and optimize multi-channel marketing campaigns to drive awareness, product adoption, and customer engagement across frontier AI labs
- Collaborate with founders and technical teams to craft compelling messaging for our offerings and breakthroughs
- Own marketing content creation—including case studies, whitepapers, presentations, and press releases
- Analyze campaign effectiveness, optimize strategies, and report on key performance metrics
- Represent AfterQuery at industry events, conferences, and online communities
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 2-5 years of experience in marketing, product marketing, or growth at a B2B or technical company (AI, software, or data infrastructure experience a strong plus)
- Deep understanding of AI, ML, and the evolving landscape of foundation models
- Strong communicator with experience crafting positioning and messaging for technical audiences
- Proven track record launching and scaling marketing campaigns that drive measurable results
- Experience working in fast-paced startup or research lab environments
- Hands-on approach, comfort wearing multiple hats, and ability to execute independently
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience marketing products or services to AI labs or technical researchers
- Familiarity with developer-focused or open-source marketing
- Background in technical writing or communications
COMPANY BENEFITS (FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES):
- Health Insurance: Medical, Vision, Dental
- 401(k) with Employer Match
- Daily Meals: Daily UberEats Stipend
- Monthly Wellness Stipend
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. Employment decisions are made without regard to legally protected characteristics under applicable federal, state, or local law.
We comply with applicable pay transparency requirements and provide compensation ranges based on the position, qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors. Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by law. This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions associated with the position. We reserve the right to modify this job description as business needs change.