Gaming & Pop-Culture SME (Freelancer)

About Us

Deccan AI Experts is a pioneering AI company founded by IIT Bombay and IIM Ahmedabad alumni, with a strong founding team from IITs, NITs, and BITS. We specialize in high-quality human-curated data, AI-first operations, and advanced AI evaluation systems.

About the Role

We are seeking a Gaming & Pop-Culture SME (Freelancer) to support advanced AI evaluation initiatives focused on video games, esports, entertainment media, fandom culture, digital communities, and AI-generated gaming and pop-culture content evaluation.

In this role, you will evaluate AI-generated content related to video games, gaming platforms, esports, movies, television, comics, anime, streaming culture, internet trends, and entertainment franchises. Your expertise will help improve AI systems designed for gaming intelligence, entertainment knowledge, recommendation systems, and conversational AI.

This position is ideal for professionals with experience in gaming journalism, esports, game development, entertainment media, content creation, community management, gaming research, or pop-culture analysis.

Responsibilities

• Create deliverables addressing real-world gaming and entertainment scenarios.
• Review AI-generated game guides, walkthroughs, strategy content, character profiles, lore explanations, esports analyses, reviews, entertainment articles, and recommendation content.
• Evaluate AI-generated discussions involving game mechanics, gameplay strategies, patch notes, release timelines, streaming culture, gaming communities, and entertainment media.
• Verify game information, developer details, platform availability, release history, esports events, entertainment franchises, and cultural references using authoritative sources.
• Identify factual inaccuracies, outdated information, unsupported claims, lore inconsistencies, spoiler-related issues, and contextual errors in AI-generated outputs.
• Assess AI-generated content for audience appropriateness, neutrality, and responsible communication.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI performance in gaming knowledge, entertainment content generation, recommendation quality, and conversational experiences.
• Review peer-developed deliverables to maintain quality and consistency standards.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Media Studies, Journalism, Communications, Computer Science, Game Design, Digital Media, English, or a related field is preferred.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in gaming journalism, esports, game development, content creation, entertainment media, community management, streaming, or digital publishing.
• Creating or reviewing gaming and entertainment content.
• Understanding game mechanics, genres, platforms, and gaming communities.
• Analyzing entertainment media, pop-culture trends, and digital fandoms.
• Reviewing AI-generated gaming and entertainment content for factual accuracy and contextual relevance.
• Familiarity with PC, console, and mobile gaming ecosystems, live-service games, streaming platforms, and gaming industry trends.
• Excellent analytical thinking and written English communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to evaluate content objectively.
• Ability to work independently in a remote, fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with game studios, esports organizations, gaming publications, entertainment media companies, streaming platforms, digital publishers, or content agencies.
• Expertise in one or more gaming domains such as RPGs, FPS, MOBAs, strategy games, sports games, indie games, live-service games, or mobile gaming.
• Knowledge of major esports titles, gaming platforms, streaming ecosystems, and entertainment franchises.
• Experience evaluating AI-generated gaming guides, game reviews, lore explanations, entertainment articles, or recommendation systems.
• Familiarity with Generative AI, prompt engineering, RLHF (Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback), AI benchmarking, or conversational AI evaluation is an advantage.
• Experience as a streamer, gaming content creator, esports analyst, entertainment writer, or community moderator is a plus.

Why Join Us

• Competitive hourly pay: ₹1,500/hour
• Fully remote with flexible working hours.
• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI initiatives in gaming, entertainment intelligence, and Generative AI.
• Exposure to advanced AI systems focused on gaming assistants, recommendation engines, entertainment knowledge, and conversational AI.
• Flexible project-based opportunities with global teams.
• Work on next-generation AI solutions supporting gaming platforms, entertainment companies, media organizations, and digital communities.