Available now · Remote · Worldwide

Hi, I'm Clayton
I help AI teams ship more reliable models.

AI Evaluation Specialist with hands-on experience training, annotating and aligning LLMs and multimodal systems. I bring a rare blend of analytical precision and narrative intelligence — spotting reasoning gaps, hallucinations, and tone failures that scoring rubrics alone miss.

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Trusted to evaluate work for Invisible Technologies Aether Research micro1 Certified

Clayton Spall

London Area, United Kingdom

AI Evaluation Specialist · LLM & Multimodal AI

15+

Yrs Operations

Yrs in AI Eval

100%

Remote

Open to short & long-term contracts

Comfortable in async, structured teams

Can start immediately

About

Where human nuance meets machine reasoning.

I spend my time at the edge of language and logic — evaluating how large language models interpret prompts, where alignment breaks down, and where nuance or thematic depth gets quietly lost.

My background as a writer trains me to read closely. I notice tone, subtext, emotional texture, and the shallow synthesis that scoring rubrics often miss. My 15 years in contracts, compliance and operations trained me to document precisely, work to standards, and stay reliable under pressure — the exact muscles that AI evaluation, annotation and remote support work demand.

Whether the task is ranking model responses, annotating multimodal data, writing structured justifications, or supporting a remote team with steady, dependable execution — I show up the same way: careful, curious, and accountable.

What I do

One operator. Four ways to be useful.

AI evaluation is the core. Writing, research and remote support are the supporting strengths that make me a flexible hire for small teams and project owners.

Primary focus

AI Evaluation & Alignment

Assessing model outputs for instruction adherence, reasoning, coherence, and safety across text, image and video.

→ Response ranking & comparison
→ Hallucination & reasoning-gap detection
→ Structured written justifications
→ Failure-mode pattern flagging

Core capability

Multimodal Data Annotation

Labelling, tagging and categorising datasets to QA standards across text, image and video tasks.

→ Prompt analysis & user-intent labelling
→ Image / video artifact detection
→ Rubric-based scoring at scale
→ Consistent guideline application

Supporting strength

Writing & Editorial Research

SEO-aware long & short-form content across culture, lifestyle and personal development. Sharp at editing AI-assisted drafts.

→ SEO-optimised articles & blogs
→ Brand voice & storytelling frameworks
→ AI-draft refinement & restructuring
→ Research with editorial accuracy

Supporting strength

Virtual Assistant & Remote Support

Drawing on 15+ years in contracts, compliance and operations — reliable, structured remote execution for busy teams.

→ Documentation & process tracking
→ Inbox, scheduling & client liaison
→ Quality control & compliance reviews
→ Calm, structured async collaboration

Core toolkit

Prompt Engineering Data Annotation LLM Evaluation Multimodal QA Model Alignment Natural Language Processing Editorial Writing SEO Research Compliance & QA Remote Operations

Experience

Selected recent work.

AI Video & Image Annotation Specialist
· Invisible Technologies

Feb 2026 – Mar 2026 · Remote

High-precision annotation project evaluating AI-generated visual content. Assessed images and video against detailed prompts — rating instruction adherence, image consistency, visual quality and naturalness, and writing concise justifications to support model refinement.
AI Language Researcher & Data Annotation Specialist
· Aether

Oct 2025 – Feb 2026 · Remote

Structured data annotation and qualitative evaluation supporting LLM training and alignment. Analysed responses to complex prompts for narrative comprehension, symbolic interpretation, emotional nuance, and long-form reasoning — flagging shallow synthesis, contextual misalignment and edge-case behaviour.
Freelance Writer & Content Creator
· Content by Clayton

May 2020 – Present · Remote

Long and short-form content across culture, digital lifestyle, creativity and personal growth. SEO-optimised articles, brand-voice work, and refining AI-assisted drafts for clarity, tone alignment and structural coherence.
Senior Contract Manager
· TCL

2024 – 2025

Closing chapter of 15+ years in contracts, compliance and operations — building structured thinking, QA discipline and cross-team coordination skills that now underwrite my AI and remote-work practice.

Credentials

Independently verified by micro1.

Passed the micro1 AI Interview and certified as an AI Language Researcher & Data Annotation Specialist — a third-party signal that the quality is real, not just claimed.

University of Kent — BA Hons, Theology & Anthropology
56+ skills indexed on LinkedIn
Active in AI evaluation talent networks

micro1 certificate awarded to Clayton Spall

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Need a careful pair of eyes on your AI outputs?

I'm available now for AI evaluation, annotation, writing and remote support work — short briefs or longer engagements, fully remote, ready to start immediately.

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Based in London · Working with teams worldwide

Hi, I'm Clayton I help AI teams ship more reliable models.