PAYMENT: US$100 every two weeks for one year (26 weeks), with option to renew if interested.
I run a social media page focused on Mars surface photography. I’m hiring a reliable research assistant to curate one exceptional Mars image every two weeks from official NASA image archives and deliver it to me with clean, accurate metadata so I can post consistently.
This role is primarily research + curation + metadata capture. No community management. No posting. Minimal writing (optional English caption draft is a plus).
What you’ll do (biweekly cadence)
Every two weeks, you will:
- Identify 1 “stunning” Mars image suitable for a social media post (high-impact, sharp, interesting lighting/terrain/features).
- Provide 2 backup candidates (in case I prefer an alternate).
- Deliver the image(s) with source links and verifiable metadata.
Required deliverables for each image
For the primary image (and basic info for backups), deliver:
- Image file in best available quality (or direct link to the best-quality official source file)
- Mission type: Which mission the photo came from
- Camera/instrument used for photo.
- Sol (Martian day) and Earth date/time (as available from the archive)
- Location / geography context (as available): Mars location name, target name, notable feature, or traverse/location reference
- Short “why this is interesting” note (2–5 bullets): e.g., geologic feature, atmospheric conditions, dust devils, wheel tracks, dunes, sunset, etc.
- Usage notes: any important caveats (composite, mosaic, enhanced color, downlinked partial, etc.)
Quality bar (what “stunning” means here)
I’m looking for images that are:
- Visually striking (composition, texture, lighting, depth, color/tonal contrast)
- Technically clean (sharp focus where appropriate, minimal compression artifacts, not overly noisy unless it’s a special event)
- Interesting subject matter (unique rocks, layers, dunes, wheel tracks, sky/atmospheric moments, big vistas, close-up textures, etc.)
- Correctly attributed with accurate metadata (no guessing)
Source requirements
- NO AI IMAGE GENERATION WHATSOEVER
- Must come from official NASA image sources or officially hosted mission archives.
- Provide links sufficient for me to verify provenance and re-download the original.
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