AI Tutor - Wit & Conversation

About xAI

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the Role

You will define and safeguard Grok’s distinctive voice: witty, culturally fluent, effortlessly charming, and never cringeworthy.

Responsibilities

• Review and score AI model responses based on criteria such as humor effectiveness, timing, engagement, and conversational naturalness (using provided rubrics).
• Write or revise sample responses to maximize user engagement and entertainment, while ensuring factual accuracy.
• Maintain consistency in Grok's personality traits across varied topics (e.g., casual chat, technical explanations, philosophical discussions, humor).
• Create and label training datasets focused on elements like humor, irony, banter, and cultural references.
• Work with engineering teams to develop evaluation tasks that test and strengthen Grok's defined personality traits.

Required Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency in English, including idioms, rhythm, tone, and nuance (native or equivalent level).
• Public portfolio with examples of humorous, engaging, or charismatic writing (e.g., published articles, social media threads, scripts, or viral content; provide links).
• Strong ability to identify tonal inconsistencies, poor pacing, or ineffective phrasing in text.
• Proven track record of creating writing that is consistently humorous, clever, or engaging, with evidence of broad appeal (e.g., metrics like views, shares, likes, or publications).
• Extensive knowledge of current internet culture (memes, trends, platforms) and historical/cultural references.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience in comedy writing, screenwriting, viral content, improvisation, or performance.

Location, Hourly, and Other Expectations

• If you are based in the US, please note we are unable to hire in the states of Wyoming and Illinois at this time.
• We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
• Team members are expected to work from 9:00am - 5:30pm PST for the first two weeks of training and 9:00am - 5:30pm in their own timezone thereafter.
• For those who will be working from a personal device, please note your computer must be a Chromebook, Mac with MacOS 11.0 or later, or Windows 10 or later.

Compensation

$50/hour - $70/hour

The posted pay range is intended for U.S.-based candidates and depends on factors including relevant experience, skills, education, geographic location, and qualifications. For international candidates, our recruiting team can provide an estimated pay range for your location.

Benefits:

Hourly pay is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI. Specific benefits vary by country, depending on your country of residence you may have access to medical benefits. We do not offer benefits for part-time roles.

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