AI design projects

Your creative eye helps AI understand great design. Join a flexible, paid, remote design project now!

What are AI design projects?

AI can generate visuals, but it can't judge whether they meet professional standards. Through Mindrift, experienced designers evaluate AI-generated outputs and create reference materials that teach models what good design looks like to shape how AI learns composition, typography, color, and brand consistency.

What you get

Design projects on Mindrift pay up to $50 per hour, with rates visible before you start any task. Projects are fully remote and flexible and most contributors participate between 5 and 20 hours per week alongside other commitments.

Up to $50 per hour

Hands-on AI experience

Flexible remote project

Global community

Types of AI design tasks

Tasks vary across projects, but generally center around prompting AI with design challenges, evaluating its visual output, and scoring the results against professional standards.

Pitch deck design

Turn a rough outline, bullet points, or an existing draft into a client-ready deck. You own layout, hierarchy, visual consistency, and polish — delivered as a professionally designed .pptx or PDF.

Brand asset creation

One-pager design

Who can join AI design projects?

Mindrift AI design projects are built for experienced designers who can evaluate visual work the way an art director reviews a portfolio. You don’t need AI or coding experience – what matters most is a trained eye for design quality and the ability to articulate why one solution works better than another.

Brand and visual identity designers

Designers who understand brand systems, style guides, and visual consistency across touchpoints.

Web and digital designers

Designers experienced in responsive layouts, digital interfaces, and user experience principles.

Graphic and presentation designers

Designers skilled in marketing collateral, data visualization, deck design, and print-ready production.

Earning potential

How much you can earn depends on the project and the hours you contribute. The numbers below are estimates. Actual pay is based on completed tasks.

How much you can earn depends on your specialization and the hours you contribute. The numbers below are estimates. Actual pay is based on completed tasks.

Up to

$2,000/mo

$4,000/mo

$7,000/mo

10 hours/week

10 hours per week

20 hours/week

20 hours per week

35 hours/week

35 hours per week

Rates are set per task and vary between projects. Estimates above are based on the current design project rate of up to $50/hr.

Current open design opportunities

Roles and rates vary by project and new opportunities are added regularly.

How to get started

1. Apply

Submit your portfolio and indicate your design specializations

2. Qualify

Complete a design assessment relevant to your discipline

3. Onboard

Get platform access and project guidelines walkthrough.

4. Earn

Start completing tasks at your own pace

Mindrift, backed by Toloka, offers:

Competitive, transparent rates

Fully remote, asynchronous projects

A community of over 20,000 experts worldwide

Hands-on experience with AI systems

Many contributors start with evaluation tasks and progress to more specialized projects as they build experience. Learn more about how Mindrift projects work or explore current openings .

Frequently asked questions

What kind of design tasks will I do?

You evaluate and improve how AI models generate visual content, not create designs for end clients. Typical tasks include assessing AI-generated layouts for composition and effectiveness, comparing design options and ranking them by quality, reviewing brand asset consistency, and sometimes creating reference designs that models learn from. Every task helps train AI systems to produce more professional visual output.