Contractor - AI Expert

Why Contract at Next Street?

Contractors are expected to work remote using their personal devices but must be able to accommodate EST working hours.

As a contractor, you will play a critical role in supporting the project team and ensuring the successful execution of projects.

At Next Street, we are committed to:

• Clear and Timely Communication: We provide detailed and specific information about project expectations, timelines, and deliverables so that you understand your role and responsibilities.
• Access to Resources: We offer the resources, such as tools, software, or training, you need to perform your work.
• Timely Payments: We ensure prompt and accurate payment for services rendered.
• Clear Contracting Agreements: All our contractors have clear agreements in place that outline the scope of work, payment terms, and other essential details.

Join us and you will get to work on projects that solve some of the most complex economic and community development challenges in the country.

We are seeking an AI expert to build a new signature program that our client can offer as part of its small business educational program. The program will help a cohort of businesses learn how to use AI to grow and transform their operations.

This role will include:

• Consulting on how to optimally educate small businesses on integrating artificial intelligence into their operations.
• Identifying opportunities, strategies, and the landscape of tools that small businesses can adopt to enhance productivity and innovation.
  
  Once the program is launched, staying on as a subject matter expert who can instruct small businesses directly and oversee the program.

• Small business education
• Benefits and risks of AI
• Automation of repetitive tasks and operations streamlining
• Inventory management
• Marketing campaigns, social media marketing, and creating a digital presence
• Automating customer proposals

• 1099 contractor position – contractors are responsible for tax and benefits.

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Start date:

March 2, 2026. End date:
September 30, 2026.

• Estimated commitment: approximately 15 hours per week.

• Starting hourly rate: $100 – $120, commensurate with experience, consistent across all locations.

Next Street is an equal‑opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Applicants are encouraged to share a recent example of how they applied AI to improve a process, solve a business problem, or enhance decision‑making.