Kalshi offers up to $135,000 for GTA VI research role

Kalshi is advertising a contract researcher role tied to Grand Theft Auto VI, offering a fixed fee of $100,000 to $120,000 and a $15,000 completion fee for a total of up to $135,000. The researcher is expected to stream a playthrough from the game’s planned November 19 launch, study its fictional economy and report on effects of the release in the real world.

The listing says the selected applicant will begin playing at midnight on November 19 and continue until completing the story. The entire playthrough is to be streamed on Twitch or YouTube, with weekly reports on the game’s economy and an address on the fictional state of Leonida’s economy among the deliverables.

Kalshi says the researcher should identify effective ways to earn money in the game and document the findings. The role also calls for examining possible real-world effects of the launch, including employee absences, workplace productivity and food-delivery demand. These are subjects the researcher is being asked to investigate, not findings already established by the listing.

Applicants must have at least 10 years of gaming experience and three years of streaming experience. The listing also asks for a streaming...