Senior Instructional Designer

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco our investors include Benchmark General Catalyst Peter Thiel Adam DAngelo Larry Summers and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Personal Learning / Career Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $55$75/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build long-horizon career and study tasks with deterministic rubrics for agent performance evaluation.
• Develop scenarios for career artifacts ensuring every claim traces back to source work history.
• Create interview prep materials using verified background files and competency lists.
• Construct study plans respecting exam-date and hours-available constraints.
• Work on challenging scenarios requiring long sessions of focus.
• Collaborate independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines and improve task quality.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3 years in career coaching resume writing tutoring instructional design or similar.
• Expertise in ATS-optimized resume writing LinkedIn optimization interview prep frameworks (STAR CARL) study plan construction or major standardized exam prep.
• Comfortable with creating and reading career/learning artifacts: tailored resumes interview prep packets study plans content summaries.
• Clear written communication skills to articulate reasoning and encode it into deterministic rubrics.

Compensation & Legal

• Hourly contractor
• Paid weekly via Stripe Connect

Application Process (Takes 2030 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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