Audio Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $58/hr

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 37,000 - 71,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Music Production Expert for an AI music evaluation project. This remote contract role focuses on assessing AI-generated music across genres, labeling songs, and providing feedback to improve model outputs.

You should be a German-native music producer or engineer with 2+ years experience, able to follow English instructions, and equipped with headphones or studio monitors to enable critical listening.

Qualifications

• German native or near-native with ability to follow detailed instructions in English.
• 2+ years of experience as a music producer, audio engineer, or mixing engineer.
• Headphones or studio monitors suitable for critical listening.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated music across genres for musicality, creativity, prompt adherence, vocal quality, and production/mix quality.
• Label songs by genre, structure, instruments, vocals, and other musical characteristics.
• Review AI-generated lyrics and vocals against reference material for quality and accuracy.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.
• Provide structured feedback to enhance AI model outputs and training data quality.

Skills

German proficiency

Music production

Audio engineering

English instruction following

Critical listening

Remote collaboration

Tools

Headphones or studio monitors

Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Music Production Expert - German Type: Contract Compensation: $30–$58/hour Location: Remote Duration: Up to 6 months Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated music across genres for musicality, creativity, prompt adherence, vocal quality, and production/mix quality.
• Label songs by genre, structure, instruments, vocals, and other musical characteristics.
• Review AI-generated lyrics and vocals against reference material for quality and accuracy.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance .
• Provide structured feedback to enhance AI model outputs and training data quality .

Qualifications Must-Have

• Native or near-native proficiency in German and ability to follow detailed written instructions in English .
• 2+ years of experience as a music producer, audio engineer, or mixing engineer.
• Headphones or studio monitors suitable for critical listening.

Preferred

• Formal training in music performance, theory, or composition.
• Credited or commercially released production, engineering, or mixing work.
• Broad familiarity with contemporary German genres, sub-genres, and artists.