Lead Research Assistant (LinkedIn)

I'm Joe, a solo developer in New York. I'm hiring one careful person to build research lists for my outreach work.

THE JOB: Each working day you search LinkedIn for companies matching a written profile I give you, open each company's
website, spend thirty seconds confirming it actually matches, and add it to a simple spreadsheet (company name + website).
You hand back one file a day. That's it — no calling, no messaging anyone, no selling.

What matters is accuracy, not volume. I check a sample of every file. A short, correct list beats a long, padded one every
time — and pay is structured so that's true for you too, not just for me.

HOURS AND PAY. 20 hours a week, worked whenever suits you — there are no meetings and no required timezone. $5/hr during a paid two-week trial, then $5/hr plus a bonus per accepted row. Paid weekly via Wise.

YOU ARE RIGHT FOR THIS IF YOU:

• Read instructions closely and follow them exactly (the application below tests this on purpose)
• Write clear English — you'll flag questions and edge cases in writing
• Have used LinkedIn for research before (Sales Navigator experience is a plus, not required — I'll provide access)
• Are comfortable being measured on accuracy with a clear, written rulebook

You are NOT right for this if you use scrapers or automation extensions on LinkedIn (instant end of contract — manual work
only), or you'd rather guess when unsure than ask. In this job a guess is worse than a blank.

LONG-TERM. This starts as a 4-week project. If the work is good there is ongoing weekly work, and the role can grow into more
interesting research (the judgment-call parts I currently do myself).

HOW TO APPLY. Start your message with the word PORCUPINE, then answer these two questions in a few sentences each. No cover letter needed, and please don't paste AI-written text - I can tell, and I'm hiring you, not it.

1. A company's homepage says "AI-powered." What would you look at, on their site or elsewhere, to d ---------- whether that's real
or just marketing?
2. Tell me about a task you've done where being exactly right mattered more than being fast. What did you do to stay
accurate?