Design Researcher Expert

Generalist
Design Researcher Expert
Ethos
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Remote
Education
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Type
Hourly
Pay Rate
$70/hr
Listed
40d ago
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Ethos's AI interviewer asks about your career, then matches you to projects like Design Researcher. Keep your CV open and cover these:
4+ years conducting customer or user research (interviews, usability testing, surveys)
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4+ years conducting customer or user research (interviews, usability testing, surveys)
Fluency with thematic coding methods, survey design/statistics
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Fluency with thematic coding methods, survey design/statistics
Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication
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Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication
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About this role
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About This Opportunity
We're working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced design researchers who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks.
We're looking for design researchers with 4+ years in customer or user research, feedback synthesis, or product discovery to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: moderated usability test findings decks, customer interview synthesis and thematic coding summaries, survey instrument design and analysis writeups, discussion guides and screener criteria for research studies, research repository tagging and insight briefs, and journey map documents translating findings into product recommendations.

Compensation

$70/hour
Commitment:
Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)
Location:
Fully remote, work on your own schedule
Start date:
ASAP

Qualifications

4+ years conducting customer or user research (interviews, usability testing, surveys) with ownership of the full study lifecycle from discussion guide to insight synthesis
Fluency with thematic coding methods, survey design/statistics, and translating raw research data into usability test findings decks and journey map documents
Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail
About Ethos
Ethos is a new expert network built by a McKinsey/SoftBank/DeepMind team and backed by world-leading investors like General Catalyst. We connect experts with investors and consultancies for paid expert calls, speaking engagements, and advisory opportunities.
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Within 3 months
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Why this role
$70/hr for Design Researcher Expert work puts your Generalist expertise on the same footing as an AI lab's own research staff, without the overhead of running a consulting practice around it.
Skills and categories
Explore other opportunities in related specializations:
Generalist
No Degree Required
STEM & Science
Design (General)
Expert
AI Training
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Common questions
Do I need to keep applying for projects on Ethos?
No. Once your profile is live, Ethos's algorithm matches you to inbound opportunities based on your career history, so companies find you instead of you hunting for listings. Your Expert Score rises with each completed engagement and unlocks higher-value work over time. Ethos already works with 25+ private equity firms, hedge funds, and consultancies, so the deal flow behind this is real.
How and when does Ethos pay experts?
Within 30 days of invoice submission after a project closes. That net-30 schedule is standard for enterprise expert networks, but it's slower than the weekly payouts some AI training platforms offer, so plan your cash flow around it.
Do task-based AI training roles require an interview?
Most skip a live interview entirely and gate access through an automated assessment or qualification task instead. Where we've confirmed the specific requirement for this listing, it's called out above in What We Know About This Role.
What does task-based AI training work look like?
Practical, hands-on data work: recording short videos, categorizing images, rating text responses, or analyzing data. Tasks are designed to be short and distinct, typically 5 to 60 minutes each.
What does Generalist work look like for a Design Researcher Expert?
Tasks here are scoped to Generalist, not generic labeling. As a Design Researcher Expert, expect to draw on real domain judgment (evaluating outputs, correcting errors, or providing expert reasoning specific to Generalist) rather than following a one-size-fits-all rubric. If you don't have hands-on Generalist background, this is likely not the right listing to start with.
What specific skills does this listing call for?
Expert and AI Training are named directly in the listing. If you don't have hands-on experience with these, expect the screening process to test for them directly rather than accepting adjacent experience as a substitute.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $70/hr, an hourly rate. 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.
What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
You'll be taken to Ethos's external site to complete your application there. This listing links through a referral, but the process is identical to applying directly; the link just routes you correctly. Create an account on their site and follow their onboarding steps.
Who built Ethos and is it legitimate?
Yes, it's legitimate and well-funded: Ethos raised $3.5M from General Catalyst and was co-founded by Daniel Mankowitz (Google DeepMind research scientist and lead author of AlphaDev) and James Lo (McKinsey, SoftBank Vision Fund). Over 17,000 experts have signed up, and it's actively working with 25+ PE firms, hedge funds, and consultancies. The referral link on this page is an affiliate link; it doesn't affect your pay or opportunities.