German Language Auditor - Fully Remote | Upto $41/hr

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 44,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Sonic Audit Specialist - German for contract work. Remote-based role focusing on auditing German-language AI training data, transcription accuracy, and precise timing alignment.

You will evaluate and provide detailed feedback on recordings and transcripts, applying standardized rubrics across hundreds of judgments. The role emphasizes independent work, consistent writing, and strong linguistic annotation experience, with a preference for AI data annotation or phonetic

Qualifications

• Native or near-native German (Germany)
• Strong English reading and writing skills
• Experience in transcription, subtitling, localization, or linguistic annotation
• Ability to apply a disciplined rubric consistently

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI training data in German by auditing multilingual transcription and forced alignment tasks.
• Review recordings and transcriptions to ensure accuracy, applying error codes and providing clear rationales.
• Verify and correct audio segments for precise start and end timestamps, ensuring transcription alignment.
• Work independently to deliver high-quality judgments with detailed written feedback.
• Collaborate asynchronously, maintaining consistency across hundreds of judgments

Skills

German fluency

English proficiency

Transcription experience

Linguistic annotation

Tools

Audio editing tools

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: Sonic Audit Specialist - German

Type: Contract

Compensation: $42/hour

Location: Remote

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI training data in German by auditing multilingual transcription and forced alignment tasks.
• Review recordings and transcriptions to ensure accuracy, applying error codes and providing clear rationales.
• Verify and correct audio segments for precise start and end timestamps, ensuring transcription alignment.
• Work independently to deliver high-quality judgments with detailed written feedback.
• Collaborate asynchronously, maintaining consistency across hundreds of judgments.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Native or near-native command of German as spoken in Germany.
• Strong English reading and writing skills.
• Experience in transcription, subtitling, localization, or linguistic annotation.
• Ability to apply a disciplined rubric consistently.

Preferred

• Prior AI data annotation or model evaluation experience.
• Background in phonetics or linguistics .
• Experience with audio editing or waveform tools.