Board Game Designer – Remote (Short‑Term Contractor)

About the role

We are looking for a Board Game Reasoning Expert to help create and evaluate game‑based datasets used to train and test AI systems. This short‑term, fully remote contract lasts up to two months and offers flexible hours with a required overlap of four hours with Pacific Standard Time.

Key responsibilities

• Create and review board‑game and strategy‑based reasoning datasets for AI evaluation.
• Analyze game scenarios, decision trees, and rule‑based systems to generate high‑quality test cases.
• Evaluate AI‑generated outputs for correctness, consistency, and reasoning quality.
• Develop prompts, rubrics, and evaluation frameworks tailored to game‑focused tasks.
• Identify logical errors, rule violations, and flawed reasoning in AI responses.
• Contribute to benchmark creation and quality‑assurance processes.
• Collaborate with project teams to improve dataset quality and evaluation methodologies.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Cognitive Science, Game Design, Philosophy, Economics, or a related analytical field.
• Demonstrated experience in board‑game design, play‑testing, tabletop communities, or strategy‑focused environments.
• Strong understanding of logic, probabilistic reasoning, game mechanics, and complex rule systems.
• Background in game theory, behavioral economics, decision science, or formal logic.
• Familiarity with modern board games, trading‑card games, tabletop RPGs, or competitive strategy games.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and written communication skills.

Required skills

What we offer

• Compensation of $150 per approved task (approximately $15 per hour).
• Remote work with flexible scheduling.
• Opportunity to influence AI evaluation standards in the gaming domain.