Customer Support Specialist in Remote AI Conversation Training role requiring strong customer service and communication skills, with a focus on AI training and evaluation.
Compensation
$–$23
hourly · USD
Experience
2–10 yrs
Location
Remote
South Africa
Compensation
$–$23
hourly · USD
Experience
2–10 yrs
Location
Remote
South Africa
The Brief
TITLE
Customer Support Specialist – AI Conversation Training
TEAM
Customer Service
TYPE
Contract
POSTED
Oct 12, 2026
JOB ID
01a12f82
TITLE
Customer Support Specialist – AI Conversation Training
TEAM
Customer Service
TYPE
Contract
POSTED
Oct 12, 2026
JOB ID
01a12f82
Employment Type: Contractor
Work Arrangement: Remote
Eligible Locations: Canada, South Africa, Philippines
Interview: Required
Working Language: English
Hourly Rate: Up to $23 per hour
We are looking for experienced Customer Support Specialists to help improve AI systems through realistic customer service conversations and structured response evaluation.
You will draw on your professional experience handling customer inquiries, resolving complaints, managing escalations, and communicating with customers in different situations. Through human-enacted conversations and AI response assessments, you will help evaluate how effectively AI systems understand customer concerns and deliver clear, appropriate, and helpful responses.
This role is ideal for customer service professionals who combine strong communication skills with experience in AI training, data annotation, or AI evaluation.
Project availability: There is no immediate assignment for this role. Qualified candidates may be contacted when suitable projects become available.
Participate in realistic customer support scenarios reflecting common service requests and customer concerns.
Demonstrate professional, natural conversations using appropriate tone, empathy, and active listening.
Apply practical techniques for troubleshooting, complaint handling, conflict resolution, and customer relationship management.
Adapt responses to different customer needs, circumstances, and levels of concern.
Evaluate and rank AI-generated customer service responses for accuracy, fluency, relevance, and appropriateness.
Identify communication gaps, incorrect information, and ineffective approaches to resolving customer issues.
Assess whether AI responses demonstrate empathy, understand the customer's concern, and recommend suitable next steps.
Provide feedback that supports improvements in AI conversation quality and reliability.
Assess customer support workflows covering issue identification, troubleshooting, escalation, follow-up, and resolution.
Evaluate AI performance across different customer inquiries, complaints, and service requests.
Follow assigned scenarios, evaluation criteria, and project instructions.
Maintain consistent quality and accuracy throughout assigned work.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration, Communications, Marketing, Management, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
At least 2 years of professional customer service experience.
At least 1 year of AI training experience, such as data annotation, AI evaluation, model training, or response evaluation.
Strong understanding of customer support processes and customer relationship management.
Practical experience handling customer inquiries, complaints, service requests, and escalations.
Excellent spoken English and clear verbal communication.
Ability to adjust communication style and tone to suit different customer situations.
Reliability, self-management, and the ability to maintain quality while working remotely.
Customer Support
Customer Service Operations
Complaint Resolution
Conflict Management
Escalation Handling
Troubleshooting
Customer Relationship Management
Active Listening
Verbal Communication
Voice-Based Customer Interactions
Call Center Operations
AI Training
AI Response Evaluation
Data Annotation
Conversation Quality Assessment
Attention to Detail
This is a remote, hourly contract opportunity with flexible scheduling, subject to project requirements and availability.
You will apply real-world customer service expertise to conversational AI training and response evaluation. Assignments will follow defined scenarios and quality guidelines.
Success means demonstrating realistic customer interactions, evaluating AI responses consistently, and identifying opportunities to improve communication, empathy, accuracy, and issue resolution.
Your feedback will help AI systems deliver more natural and effective customer service experiences.
About the company
FreshTalent is a Pan-African talent platform connecting students, graduates, and experienced professionals with employers across Africa. We help organizations discover exceptional talent while empowering individuals to access meaningful career opportunities, internships, graduate programs, and remote work.
Our platform combines AI-powered talent matching, employer branding, recruitment marketing, career development resources, and workforce insights to create a seamless hiring experience for employers and job seekers alike. We work with startups, SMEs, multinational organizations, NGOs, and public sector institutions seeking to build diverse, future-ready teams.
Beyond connecting talent with opportunities, FreshTalent is committed to strengthening Africa's workforce by improving employability, supporting career development, and helping organizations unlock the continent's immense talent potential.