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Contra · IT - Software Development

AI Project Lead

United States, New York City Employment contract 150000.00 - 200000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted April 23, 2026
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Contra Labs is a human-centered AI lab focused on creative and multimodal outputs, where human taste defines the next generation of AI capabilities. We build industry-leading creative preference datasets that power benchmarking, evaluation, and post-training for the world's leading AI models and applications. Our work helps define what 'good' looks like across design, video, imagery, and beyond. Built on top of Contra, the professional network for independent creatives, Contra Labs connects frontier AI labs with a global network of top creative talent. Together, we turn human judgment into the training and evaluation layer that enables AI models and tools to power the next generation of human creativity.

Job Responsibility

  • Own client engagements end-to-end: scoping, project planning, evaluator team buildout, QA, and final delivery
  • Design annotation protocols, rubrics, and evaluation methodologies for creative and multimodal outputs
  • Build and manage evaluator teams from Contra's creative network, ensuring consistent quality through calibration and real-time course-correction
  • Build repeatable playbooks and partner with GTM on scoping and pricing new deals
  • Collaborate with engineering on tooling needs and contribute to Contra Labs' positioning through case studies and benchmark publications

Requirements

  • Based in NYC, USA
  • In-office 5 days/week (Williamsburg)

Nice to have

  • Familiarity with statistical methods (inter-rater reliability, sampling, regression analysis) and data analysis tools (Python, SQL)
  • Experience with RLHF, LLM evaluation, benchmark design, or human-in-the-loop systems
  • Background at a data labeling company (Scale, Surge, Appen, Invisible, etc.)

What we offer

  • Equity
  • Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits
  • 401k Matching
  • Company laptop on start date
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