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Human Intelligence Collector (HUMINT) at micro1
Contributors with interviewing or intelligence-collection backgrounds assess or conduct structured elicitation sessions, reading tone, pacing and nonverbal signals while building rapport without pressure. They judge how consistent and reliable responses are, note emotional drivers, score sessions against a rubric, and write out their reasoning so reviewers can follow it.
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What you would do
- Run or evaluate structured interview and elicitation sessions without pressure or coercion
- Analyze responses in real time, including tone, pacing and nonverbal cues
- Rate consistency, reliability and possible evasiveness, with confidence assessments
- Score or annotate sessions with a rubric and document reasoning clearly
What the listing asks for
- Preferred: 3 to 5+ years of professional interviewing, intelligence collection or investigative questioning
- Preferred: Training in interviewing methods such as the PEACE model or cognitive interviewing
- Preferred: Skill reading paralinguistic and nonverbal cues
- Preferred: Exceptional written English that justifies analytical reads
- Preferred: Experience with interpreters or diverse populations; familiarity with annotation or after-action reports
Suits professionals who have a military HUMINT, law-enforcement or negotiation background and can justify their judgments in clear written English.
The listing as micro1 posted it
This is micro1's public listing for the role, read October 29, 2026, with dashes and placeholder links cleaned up. The listing is micro1's text; the summary above and everything below it is ours.
Role Title: Human Intelligence Collector (HUMINT)
Role Type: Contractor (at least ~15 hs a week)
Location: Remote, US-based preferred.
micro1 is engaging Human Intelligence Collectors to contribute their expertise in elicitation and investigative questioning on a specialized customer project. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required - your domain knowledge is what matters. This opportunity is ideal for those with a background in complex interviewing or intelligence collection, and a keen ability to interpret subtle verbal and behavioral cues. Your written and verbal communication skills will play a pivotal role as you document your reasoning and analysis for technical and non-specialist audiences alike.
Scope of Work
- 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
Preferred Qualifications
- 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
- Exceptional written English skills with a focus on clarity, precision, and defensibility
- Experience working with diverse populations or through interpreters
- Familiarity with data annotation, AI model evaluation, or after-action/assessment report writing
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Pay and terms
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People also ask
What do human intelligence collectors do?
On micro1's project, human intelligence collectors conduct or assess structured elicitation and interview sessions. They build rapport without pressure or coercion, read tone, pacing and nonverbal cues, judge how consistent and reliable responses are, note emotional and motivational drivers, and score sessions against a rubric while documenting their reasoning clearly. The role is remote contract work, at least about 15 hours a week.
What traits do you need to be a HUMINT collector?
micro1's listing for this role prefers 3 to 5 or more years of professional interviewing, intelligence elicitation or investigative questioning, such as military HUMINT, law-enforcement interviewing or skilled negotiation. It also looks for training in methods like the PEACE model, skill reading nonverbal cues, and clear, defensible written English. The location is remote, with US-based preferred. No prior AI experience is required.
Who collects HUMINT?
This page does not cover who collects HUMINT in government or military work. This micro1 listing is for contractors with an interviewing or intelligence-collection background, such as military HUMINT, law-enforcement interviewing or skilled negotiation, who assess or run structured elicitation sessions to help train AI. Other employers may use the title differently.
What does a HUMINT officer do?
This page cannot describe officer jobs elsewhere. In this micro1 role the work is to conduct or assess structured interview sessions, read tone, pacing and nonverbal signals, judge how reliable the responses seem, and score sessions against a rubric with written reasoning. The same title can mean different work at other employers.
How much does the Human Intelligence Collector (HUMINT) role at micro1 pay?
The listing does not state a rate for this role, so we cannot give a figure. micro1's expert guide describes pay in bands by type of work rather than per role. Ask during onboarding, and read the contract before you accept work.
Is the Human Intelligence Collector (HUMINT) role remote?
Yes. The listing describes it as remote work. On where you can be based, it says: remote, US-based preferred. Read the eligibility line on the listing before you apply.
How do I apply for the Human Intelligence Collector (HUMINT) role?
Open the listing on micro1's site and apply there. Applying starts with an AI interview, followed by certification and matching to projects by recruiters. micro1 says certification does not guarantee a project. Our how to become an AI trainer guide covers each step.
Is this listing still open?
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- micro1 public job listing for this role, read October 29, 2026. The summary, task and requirement lines are our paraphrase of that listing.
- The questions under People also ask: Google's related questions for this kind of role in the United States, as reported by Ahrefs, pulled October 29, 2026. Answers are ours, written from the listing and from our own sourced micro1 pages.
- micro1 help library and expert guide for payment timing and the hiring steps, read 17 October 2026.
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