Design & Creative Professionals

In this hourly, remote contractor role, you will work as a Design & Creative Professional (SME) to create realistic, challenging computer-based tasks using professional graphic design, digital illustration, user interface design, layout, and creative production software.

You will design practical creative tasks, document them clearly in SuperAnnotate, ensure your computer setup supports the task, and record yourself executing the workflow on your computer.

Tasks may include creating and modifying graphic designs, developing editorial layouts, designing user interfaces, editing images, preparing marketing materials, building visual assets, creating digital illustrations, developing brand identities, producing presentation graphics, or completing professional design and creative production workflows.

We are particularly interested in professionals experienced with Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Canva, Adobe XD, and other Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

This role is with SME Careers, a fast-growing AI Data Services company and subsidiary of SuperAnnotate, delivering training data for many of the world's largest AI companies and foundation-model labs. Your design and creative expertise will directly help improve the world's premier AI models by teaching them how experienced professionals complete real-world design, editing, and creative production workflows.

Your profile

• 5+ years of professional experience in graphic design, digital design, creative production, animation, video editing, user interface design, illustration, industrial design, architectural design, or related creative work.
• Professional background in one or more of the following fields, listed in priority order: Special Effects Artists and Animators Film and Video Editors Commercial and Industrial Designers Architects Web and Digital Interface Designers Video Game Designers Graphic Designers
• Hands-on proficiency in at least one of the following professional design or creative applications, listed in priority order: Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Figma Adobe Photoshop Canva Adobe XD Other Adobe Creative Cloud software
• Strong understanding of professional design workflows, including layout composition, typography, color theory, visual hierarchy, image editing, vector graphics, branding, UI components, prototyping, asset preparation, and export specifications, as applicable to your specialization.
• Ability to create realistic, challenging design and creative tasks that reflect actual professional workflows in graphic design, digital media, advertising, product design, interface design, publishing, or creative production.
• Comfortable using a computer, managing creative project files, navigating professional design applications, preparing working environments, and recording software workflows.
• Ability to independently prepare the required software environment, including installing or accessing relevant applications, opening or preparing project files, organizing design assets, and ensuring all necessary fonts, images, templates, and references are available before recording.
• A shareable professional portfolio is required, demonstrating relevant creative experience through design layouts, edited images, UI/UX projects, illustrations, branding materials, visual assets, or completed creative projects.
• Strong attention to detail when working with alignment, spacing, typography, colors, layers, design systems, visual consistency, file organization, and professional presentation standards.
• Familiarity with professional creative deliverables such as print-ready layouts, vector illustrations, interface mockups, interactive prototypes, edited images, marketing assets, visual design systems, and export packages.
• Reliable, self-directed, and comfortable working in an hourly, remote contractor environment across time zones.
• English proficiency is not mandatory. Applicants from all language backgrounds are welcome, provided they can understand the applicable project instructions and complete the required tasks.
• Prior experience with screen recording, creative software demonstrations, design tutorials, workflow documentation, AI data training, or annotation projects is a plus but not required.

Key responsibilities

• Create realistic design and creative tasks: Develop practical and challenging tasks based on real-world professional workflows using your preferred design or creative application. Document each task clearly in SuperAnnotate.
• Prepare the work environment: Ensure the required creative software is installed or accessible and that all project files, fonts, images, illustrations, templates, design components, and supporting assets are ready before recording.
• Record task execution: Record yourself completing the design or creative task on your computer, capturing the important steps required to achieve the intended visual or creative outcome.
• Demonstrate professional software use: Execute workflows involving layout design, illustration, image editing, typography, vector graphics, UI design, prototyping, branding, visual asset creation, or related creative activities.
• Document task context: Provide clear task objectives, required inputs, relevant design specifications, reference materials, and expected deliverables so reviewers can understand the workflow and its intended result.
• Apply professional design principles: Follow appropriate visual design conventions, including composition, alignment, spacing, typography, color consistency, hierarchy, accessibility considerations, and file organization practices.
• Validate completed work: Review final layouts, illustrations, interfaces, edited images, or creative assets to ensure that the task was completed correctly and meets the intended design requirements.
• Maintain recording and submission quality: Ensure screen recordings are clear and complete and that submitted files, task descriptions, and supporting materials follow project guidelines.