Information Control Researcher — ICR at GK Media Group | Lens
About Lens
Lens is building the Infrastructure for Information — tools that surface the hidden influences behind the content people consume every day. Our flagship product, the Information Quality Standard (IQS), analyzes news articles, research, and other media at a sentence level, identifying logical fallacies, emotionally manipulative language, financial conflicts of interest, and other factors that shape how information is framed and received.
The Role
We're looking for a detail-oriented and intellectually curious Information Control Researcher to put the IQS through its paces. You'll be one of the first people to rigorously stress-test the tool, and your feedback will directly shape its development. This is a hands-on role for someone who thinks critically about information and cares about getting things right.
What You'll Do
Run the IQS against a wide range of real-world content — news articles, opinion pieces, academic abstracts, financial reports, and more
Evaluate the accuracy, relevance, and fairness of IQS scores and sentence-level breakdowns
Identify edge cases where the tool misclassifies, over-flags, or misses influences entirely
Document bugs, inconsistencies, and UX friction points clearly and systematically
Provide qualitative feedback on whether outputs feel intuitive and trustworthy to an end user
Collaborate with the Lens team to iterate on rubrics and scoring criteria
What We're Looking For
Strong critical thinking skills and comfort engaging with complex or contested information
Familiarity with concepts like logical fallacies, media bias, or rhetoric (formal background not required)
High attention to detail and ability to write clear, structured feedback
Genuine interest in media literacy, epistemics, or information quality
Background in journalism, communications, philosophy, political science, or a related field is a plus
Why Join
You'll be working on something genuinely novel at an early stage — the kind of role where your perspective actually moves the needle. Flexible hours, remote work, and the chance to help define how a new category of information tool gets built.