Design Critic at Mercor

Design Critic | $50–70/hr | Remote (US, Canada, Europe, Australia, NZ, Brazil)

Mercor is seeking experienced Design Critics to evaluate, critique, and shape how AI systems interpret and analyze visual design across mediums. This is a part-time, asynchronous role running 10–20 hours per week, with potential for increased hours based on performance.

About the Role

This position is ideal for professionals with backgrounds in visual arts, art history, design criticism, visual journalism, or theory-forward design practice who are passionate about interrogating aesthetics, composition, and visual reasoning. You will collaborate asynchronously with a cross-disciplinary team of designers to craft, critique, and review experimental design workflows using frontier AI models.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and critique visual design outputs produced by AI systems
• Craft and review experimental design workflows with frontier AI models
• Provide written and verbal critical analysis of visual work across mediums
• Collaborate asynchronously with a diverse team of designers

Qualifications

• 1+ years of professional experience in a visual, critique-based, or design-adjacent field
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant field, including: Art History, Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Design Theory, Architecture, Visual Culture Studies, Film & Media Studies, Illustration, Editorial Design, or Journalism (with a visual/arts focus)
• Experience writing or speaking critically about visual work (e.g., reviews, essays, critiques, editorial analysis, academic writing)
• Exposure to LLMs, generative AI prompting, and vibe coding
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with excellent attention to detail
• Currently based in the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, or Brazil

Interview Process

• Short AI-led interview about your creative process
• Portfolio review and written assessment

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. The role is expected to begin in early March.