We are looking for Human Intelligence Collector (HUMINT) candidates for a project delivered through the hiring partner.
What you'll do
- Conduct or assess structured elicitation and interview sessions to extract accurate and relevant information from varied subjects
- Establish rapport with participants to encourage open communication without applying pressure or coercion
- Analyze responses in real-time, reading tone, pacing, and nonverbal cues, and dynamically adjusting questioning strategies
- Assess the internal consistency, reliability, and potential evasiveness of responses, providing confidence assessments for each interaction
- Identify and annotate emotional and motivational drivers influencing participants' responses
- Document your analytical reasoning in a clear, traceable manner to support downstream review and learning
- Score or annotate sessions according to a detailed rubric, maintaining objectivity and consistency across multiple cases
What you need
- Written and verbal communication skills will play a pivotal role as you document your reasoning and analysis for technical and non-specialist audiences alike.
- Exceptional written English skills with a focus on clarity, precision, and defensibility
Nice to have
- 3–5+ years of experience in professional interviewing, intelligence elicitation, or investigative questioning (e.g., military HUMINT, law-enforcement interviewing, skilled negotiation)
- Training in recognized interviewing methodologies such as the PEACE model, cognitive interviewing, or similar frameworks
- Expertise in real-time interpretation of paralinguistic and nonverbal cues (tone, pacing, hesitation, gestures)
- Demonstrated ability to clearly justify analytical reads in writing, not just by intuition
- Experience working with diverse populations or through interpreters
- Familiarity with data annotation, AI model evaluation, or after-action/assessment report writing
Expertise
PEACE modelCognitive interviewingParalinguistic cue interpretationNonverbal cue interpretationJustify analytical reads in writingData annotationAI model evaluationAfter-action report writingAssessment report writingElicitation strategyReal-time cue readingReliability assessment
Also listed: attention to detail.
Who you work with
Project and contracting process: the hiring partner. Applications continue on the provider's website.
Pay and hours
This role pays $30–$80/hr. That is about 8% below the $60 an hour median for other roles open now.
Who can apply from where
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