What the work actually involves

You spend your day producing and grading analytical reasoning content in both Japanese and English. A typical task is authoring a problem an LLM is likely to fumble — reading growth trends out of a monthly sales table across several locations, or a constraint puzzle about delivery routes — then writing the correct answer with reasoning steps spelled out clearly enough that a model can learn the method, not just the result. Other tasks run the opposite direction: you read a model's answer, decide whether it is right, and write an annotation identifying exactly where the reasoning broke down. Expect to break long documents into logical blocks, summarise them, and verify factual claims with live web research rather than from memory.

No specialised domain background is required, and Turing says so explicitly. What matters is that your arithmetic, data interpretation, and logical reasoning are reliably correct, and that you can express the same reasoning naturally in Japanese as in English. Prior professional writing work — business or research analyst, journalist, translator, technical writer, editor — is listed as preferred because the job is, in practice, mostly writing.

What the screen looks for

The application process is staged and automated: an analytical challenge first, then a business writing assessment in English, then a Japanese language proficiency assessment. Each stage gates the next. The analytical challenge rewards showing your working and catching the trap in the question — the sales-growth example in the listing hints at exactly that, asking which time window to use and whether to discount early volatility. The writing assessment looks for structured, plain business prose, not flourish.

Logistics

  • Fully remote contractor engagement — no medical or paid leave.
  • Two-month initial contract, with extension possible based on performance and project need.
  • Three commitment tiers: 20, 30, or 40 hours per week, with a 4-hour-per-day floor.
  • 2–5 hours daily overlap with America/Los_Angeles (UTC-8) is required, which is a genuine constraint if you are based in Japan or East Asia.
  • You supply your own desktop or laptop and a stable connection; Excel and Google Suite familiarity is expected.

Pay is undisclosed on this listing and described only as competitive and based on experience. Treat any figure you see quoted elsewhere as observed, not guaranteed.