AI Research & Playbook Developer

Turn AI innovation into deployable systems that thousands of founders can implement

Part-Time Contract (~15-20 hrs/week) | Remote | Reports to Director of Curriculum & Innovation (Carter)

You'll live at the bleeding edge of AI—testing emerging tools, validating workflows, and transforming complex capabilities into clear, executable playbooks that our 1,500+ A2A and Uncommon Leaders members implement immediately. You're the bridge between the fast-moving AI landscape and our curriculum, filtering signal from noise and shaping what elite business owners learn and deploy.

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Skills

Do you have experience in Workforce management?

Location

Remote

Who We Are

The Uncommon Business is the world's fastest-growing AI-first education company, teaching business leaders to architect intelligent systems, not just prompt tools. We don't do busywork, legacy thinking, or 80-hour founder weeks. We build companies where AI handles the repeatable, humans drive the irreplaceable, and leaders scale without burning out. We're profitable, EOS-driven, and operate in championship-level surge cycles. You'll be promoted on impact and ownership—not tenure. High performers thrive here. Passengers don't last.

If You Worked Here Last Week

You might have:

  • Discovered Poppy AI trending on Twitter, tested it for 3 hours, built a use case demo, and sent Carter a Loom plus doc with "Green light this?" by end of day

  • Researched advanced Claude Code workflows, broke down 5 real-world applications, and turned it into a 2-page playbook with prompt templates ready for member deployment

  • Saw 3 members mention email automation struggles, prototyped a Make.com solution in 90 minutes, and documented the build step-by-step with troubleshooting notes

  • Tested a hyped AI voice tool everyone's talking about, determined it's overhyped for our audience, and saved the team from wasting time on it with a clear "skip this" recommendation

  • Built a "15 AI Tools Every Sales Rep Needs" intelligence report complete with when to use each tool, sample prompts, and implementation frameworks

Your Core Responsibilities

We value ownership over task lists. Here's where you'll lead:

  • AI Research & Intelligence: You stay at the bleeding edge of AI tools and workflows by monitoring launches, testing emerging platforms, and validating whether new capabilities actually solve business problems (not just generate hype), serving as our scout in the AI wilderness who filters signal from noise.

  • Hands-On Testing & Validation: You test 3-5 new tools or workflows per week, build real examples, break things to find the gotchas, and document what works, what doesn't, and when each tool is the right choice—your testing determines what makes it into our curriculum and what gets skipped entirely.

  • Playbook & Curriculum Development: You transform research into deployable assets (2-page playbooks, Loom demos, prompt libraries, intelligence reports, troubleshooting guides) so clear that a smart 12-year-old could execute them, with Carter reviewing, approving, and shipping your work to 1,500+ founders.

  • Innovation Insights & Strategic Recommendations: You identify patterns in what's working across the AI landscape, spot curriculum gaps, and propose new frameworks or systems based on discoveries, presenting findings with clear point of view (build this, refine that, skip this entirely) that shapes what we teach.

  • Collaboration with Carter: You align weekly on research priorities through syncs, deliver async Slack updates on findings and recommendations, and maintain a consistent innovation pipeline of tools validated, playbooks shipped, and strategic insights surfaced.

The Traits We’re Calling In

We hire humans, not checklists, but success here requires:

  • You're obsessed with AI—actively testing new tools daily, following launches religiously, and exploring capabilities beyond surface level because you genuinely can't help yourself from diving into what's possible.

  • You think in business applications, not just features, constantly asking "how does this make a founder's life better?" and translating technical capabilities into revenue, time savings, or operational leverage.

  • You can break down complexity into clear, actionable steps that anyone can follow, with high standards for clarity and quality where you'd never deliver something confusing or half-baked.

  • You're process-oriented and love documentation, structure, and making things repeatable, toggling naturally between big-picture thinking (spotting trends) and tactical execution (step-by-step instructions).

  • You're resourceful and fast, figuring things out independently, shipping quickly without perfect instructions, and having a curator's eye that knows what's worth attention versus what's just noise.

What Success Looks Like

You own these key metrics:

  • Tools Validated: Test and document 10-15 AI tools, workflows, or platforms per month with clear recommendations on deployment readiness, business applications, and integration considerations.

  • Playbooks Shipped: Deliver 3-5 high-quality, deployable playbooks to Carter monthly that are reviewed, approved, and ready for immediate member use without requiring clarification or revision.

  • Documentation Excellence: Every playbook is clear, actionable, and executable without Carter needing additional context, with consistent positive feedback from members who implement your frameworks.

  • Innovation Pipeline: Maintain consistent identification of curriculum gaps with proactive recommendations for new content that Carter incorporates into quarterly curriculum roadmap.

Compensation & Benefits Contract Rate: $20-40/hour (based on experience and portfolio)

Hours: 15-20 hours per week with flexible scheduling

Structure: Independent contractor (1099) with potential to expand hours based on impact

What You Get

  • Early AI Access: Test the newest, most effective AI tools before they hit mainstream with budget for tool subscriptions and experimentation

  • Strategic Influence: Shape how thousands of founders adopt AI with your research directly informing curriculum taught to elite business leaders

  • Ownership & Impact: Work with minimal supervision in a values-driven culture that rewards insight and execution speed

  • Growth Opportunity: Expand role based on performance—potential to own larger curriculum initiatives or transition to full-time as company scales

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