Curatorial Manager Expert

$70/hr
The rate in the listing.
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From the Ethos listing, checked Nov 4.
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4+ years working in a museum, gallery, cultural institution, arts nonprofit
Demonstrated command of art-historical, literary, or cultural research methods and the ability
Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication
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About this role
From the Ethos listing
About This Opportunity
We're working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced curatorial managers who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks.
We're looking for curatorial managers with 4+ years working in museums, cultural institutions, arts nonprofits, or humanities scholarship to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: exhibition catalog essays, cultural funding applications, collection provenance spreadsheets, donor briefing decks, public programming outlines, and artist biographical profiles.

$70/hour
Commitment:
Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)

Location:

Fully remote, work on your own schedule

Start date:

ASAP

4+ years working in a museum, gallery, cultural institution, arts nonprofit, or academic humanities setting producing scholarly or public-facing written material
Demonstrated command of art-historical, literary, or cultural research methods and the ability to translate scholarship into clear, board- or public-ready writing
Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail
How long hiring takes
Across the platforms we list, people typically hear back about a hire within

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Within 6 weeks
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Within 3 months
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Common questions
Is Ethos regular AI training work like rating chatbot responses?
No. Ethos is an expert network. AI labs, investment funds and large companies pay for your domain knowledge (deal analysis, clinical reasoning, legal logic, financial modeling) in three formats: multi-week consulting engagements, 30 to 60 minute advisory calls, and research surveys. Listings like this one are the AI-lab engagements, where you write or review expert material for a model.
Do I need to keep applying for projects on Ethos?
No. When your profile is live, Ethos matches you to new projects from your career history, so companies find you. Each finished project raises your Expert Score, which brings you better-paid work.
How many hours a week is this Curatorial Manager work?
Between 5 and 20 hours a week. At $70/hr that is $350 to $1,400 a week. You set your own hours.
What experience does this Curatorial Manager listing ask for?
The listing asks for 4+ years working in a museum, gallery, cultural institution, arts nonprofit, or academic humanities setting producing scholarly or public-facing written material; demonstrated command of art-historical, literary, or cultural research methods and the ability to translate scholarship into clear, board- or public-ready writing; and expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail.

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How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $70/hr, an hourly rate. Pay can change after we check the listing, so confirm the rate on the platform's application page.
Who built Ethos and is it legitimate?
Yes. Ethos was founded in London in 2024 by James Lo (McKinsey, Soft Bank Vision Fund) and Daniel Mankowitz (Google Deep Mind research scientist and lead author of Alpha Dev). It raised a $22.75M Series A led by a16z in May 2026, with General Catalyst and XTX Markets participating, and works with AI labs, private equity firms, hedge funds and consultancies.