AI Editorial Specialist — Remote

National Media Awards Foundation; Montreal; Remote; CAD 126,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Writing and Editing Specialist to join our team in Palo Alto, CA or remotely. You will apply your editorial expertise to label, annotate, and improve AI-generated text, ensuring clarity, flow, and engagement across diverse materials.

You will collaborate with technical colleagues to refine annotation frameworks, maintain editorial standards, and provide thoughtful critiques that raise the quality of AI outputs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in English, Journalism, Communications, Linguistics, or related field.
• Demonstrated portfolio of published works.
• Ability to assess and refine text for readability, logic, and stylistic precision.
• Exceptional attention to detail with editorial and analytical skills.
• Experience with reference materials, writing guides, and editorial standards.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to provide constructive critiques.
• Commitment to enhancing AI’s capacity for high-quality written expression.

Responsibilities

• Label, annotate, and evaluate AI-generated text for clarity, flow, and engagement.
• Critique and enhance writing across genres with focus on structure, tone, coherence.
• Collaborate with technical teams to design annotation frameworks.
• Ensure editorial accuracy and consistency in grammar, phrasing, style.
• Provide feedback to improve annotation tools and processes.
• Apply expert judgment to ensure text meets creative and professional standards.

Skills

Portfolio of publications

Editorial and analytical skills

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Constructive critique

Text refinement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in English/Journ/Comm/Linguistics

Tools

Digital editing tools

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Writing and Editing Specialist to join our team in Palo Alto, CA or remotely. You will apply your editorial expertise to label, annotate, and improve AI-generated text, ensuring clarity, flow, and engagement across diverse materials.

You will collaborate with technical colleagues to refine annotation frameworks, maintain editorial standards, and provide thoughtful critiques that raise the quality of AI outputs.