Merchandising and Category Management Specialist for AI Evaluation

Merchandising and category management specialists apply pricing strategy, markdown planning, and competitive analysis expertise to evaluate AI-generated content and produce expert-level training data that improves AI understanding of merchandising and category workflows and practices.

• Use hands-on experience with pricing strategy, markdown planning, and competitive analysis to review and score AI-generated responses for accuracy and practical relevance.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback and annotations that reflect real-world merchandising and category management decisions.
• Create example prompts and reference responses that capture standard workflows, edge cases, and business rules used in retail merchandising.
• Leverage the tools and data formats you use in daily work to produce high-quality training data and evaluations.
• Work asynchronously with an AI research team, following instructions and quality guidelines to meet project goals.
• No prior AI experience is required; domain expertise in merchandising and category management is the priority.

• At least 2 years of professional experience in merchandising, category management, or buying.
• Relevant job titles include Merchandiser, Merchandise Planner, Category Manager, Buyer, or equivalent retail roles.
• Hands-on knowledge of merchandising and category management workflows, including pricing strategy, including tariff and competitive pricing analysis, markdown optimization and hindsight analysis, and promotional campaign planning.
• Strong written communication skills, high attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and asynchronously with research teams.

• Engagement type: part-time, hourly contract work as an independent contractor, not a traditional full-time employee role.
• Fully remote, with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hours required.
• Typical active participation ranges from approximately 5, 20 hours per week when assigned to an active project.
• Ongoing, project-based assignments that can be done alongside research, teaching, postdoctoral work, or industry employment.
• Placement depends on current project needs, with consideration for contributors on future projects as new opportunities arise.

• Paid hourly, Up to $80/hr (depending on the project).

• F-1 students with valid CPT or OPT authorization may be eligible to participate, subject to your school and Designated School Official approval.
• If your school requires enrollment in a specific CPT course, this type of project work may not satisfy that requirement.
• STEM OPT is not supported for this type of engagement.

• Create an account on the engagement platform and complete your profile.
• Complete the required identity verification step.
• Enroll or express interest in relevant projects and complete any project-specific onboarding tasks.
• Begin assigned work once onboarded, and receive hourly compensation for completed tasks.