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Senior Journalist / Writer
micro1 is partnering with a leading AI lab to engage experienced journalists, editors, and writers from leading publications for hands-on editorial work. Contributors will evaluate AI-generated writing for clarity, accuracy, structure, tone, and style at professional newsroom standards, create high-quality reference work, provide detailed editorial feedback and rewrites, and help establish writing standards for advanced AI systems.
Salary
USD245 - USD280 / hour
Department
Editorial & Writing
Experience
1+ year at a reputable publication preferred
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Role fit snapshot
- Engagement
- Remote contractor | micro1 application platform
- Experience
- Minimum recorded experience: 1+ year at a reputable publication preferred
- Core expertise
- Editorial & Writing | Writing | Editing | Copyediting
- Geographic eligibility
- Not specified beyond Remote
- Listing dates
- Posted 2026-08-28 | Valid through 2026-09-27
- Compensation
- Recorded compensation: $245-$280/hour
Responsibilities
- Evaluate AI-generated writing for overall quality, accuracy, clarity, tone, style, and structure.
- Assess AI-generated content according to professional newsroom and editorial standards.
- Write high-quality reference pieces that demonstrate excellent professional output.
- Edit reference content for precision, readability, organization, and consistency.
- Provide detailed editorial feedback on AI-generated writing.
- Rewrite weak or inaccurate content to demonstrate stronger editorial approaches.
- Identify factual, structural, stylistic, and narrative weaknesses in generated content.
- Apply professional journalism, research, and fact-checking standards during content evaluation.
- Help establish and refine writing and editorial quality standards for AI systems.
Skills
WritingEditingCopyeditingJournalismResearchFact-CheckingStorytellingAP StyleEditorial ReviewNews WritingContent EvaluationEditorial StandardsRewritingWritten EnglishAI Writing EvaluationReference Content Development
Requirements
- Strong professional experience in journalism, writing, editing, or copyediting.
- Exceptional command of written English.
- Strong understanding of professional editorial and newsroom standards.
- Excellent research and fact-checking abilities.
- Ability to evaluate writing for accuracy, clarity, tone, structure, and style.
- Strong storytelling and editorial judgment.
- Familiarity with AP Style and professional publication standards.
- Ability to provide precise editorial feedback and high-quality rewrites.
- At least one year of experience as an editor, writer, or journalist at a reputable publication such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reuters, or a comparable organization is preferred, with at least part of that experience within the past seven years.
- Undergraduate degree from a top-ranked university is preferred.
- Being based in an English-speaking country is preferred.
Benefits
- Fully remote contractor opportunity.
- $245–$280 per hour compensation.
- Opportunity to contribute to projects with a leading AI lab.
- Apply professional journalism and editorial expertise to advanced AI systems.
- Create reference work that helps define professional-quality AI writing standards.
- Contribute directly to improving AI-generated writing for clarity, accuracy, structure, and style.
Before you apply
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- Confirm the employment or contract type.
- Verify the current compensation at the official source.
- Review the required skills and experience.
- Check that the listing is still open before applying.
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