Also called: Data Partnerships Manager (AI), Training Data Acquisition Manager
Negotiates deals with publishers, photo libraries and websites so AI companies can legally train models on their text, images and video.
You start with a call to a newspaper chain's lawyers about how many years of archives your company can license, and for how much. After lunch you check that a stock-video library delivered the clips it promised, in the right format. Late in the day you brief engineers on which data they may and may not use.
Estimated from AI-lab and big-tech partnership job postings; stock grants can add a lot.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business, media, law-related fields or computer science; many have an MBA or law degree.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Media Studies, Political Science (pre-law), Computer Science.
Growing faster than average. A new job created by copyright lawsuits and licensing deals since 2023; a few hundred roles today.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts term sheets and audits datasets; negotiating rights with publishers and judging legal risk stay human.
Classes: English, Economics, Computer science, Debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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