Music Professional

Overview

Handshake is looking for experienced music professionals and academics to support AI research through flexible, hourly contract work. This is not a traditional job. You’ll draw on your hands-on expertise in instrumental performance, composition, or music production to evaluate AI-generated content and provide feedback that helps AI better understand music across styles, traditions, and cultures.

This is an ongoing, project-based opportunity you can take on alongside anything else you have going on.

Details

This project involves using your professional experience and hands-on knowledge of the tools you use in your daily work to create expert-level training data and evaluate AI-generated responses for accuracy and relevance. No prior AI experience required.

Fully remote with a flexible, asynchronous schedule and no minimum hour requirement; most contributors work approximately 5–20 hours per week when participating in an active project.

Placement depends on current project needs, with opportunities to be considered for future projects as they become available.

Qualifications

Master’s degree or above required; DMA strongly preferred

Background in composition, jazz performance, guitar performance, commercial music, or instrumental performance (e.g., saxophone, trumpet)

Strong instrumental performance background; performance-focused degrees preferred over musicology or ethnomusicology

Experience with Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or Ableton is a plus but not required

Strong written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a remote, asynchronous environment

Work authorization information

F-1 students who are eligible for CPT or OPT may be eligible for projects on Handshake AI. Work with your Designated School Official to determine your eligibility.  If your school requires a CPT course, Handshake AI may not meet your school’s requirements. STEM OPT is not supported. See our Help Center article for more information on what types of work authorizations are supported on Handshake AI.