German Linguistic Auditor - Specialist

mercor; Deutschland; Remote; EUR 49,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Sonic Audit Specialist - German on a remote contract basis. You will evaluate AI training data in German, auditing multilingual transcription and alignment tasks, and provide detailed written feedback.

The role emphasizes independent work and consistent application of a strict rubric. Requirements include native or near-native German, strong English reading/writing, and prior experience in transcription, subtitling, localization, or linguistic annotation.

Qualifications

• German language skills at native or near-native level.
• Strong written and reading English.
• Experience in transcription, subtitling, localization, or linguistic annotation.
• Ability to apply a disciplined rubric consistently.

Responsibilities

• Audit German AI training data, review multilingual transcripts and forced alignment tasks.
• Review recordings and transcriptions, apply error codes with clear rationales.
• Verify and correct audio segments for precise timestamps and alignment.
• Work independently to deliver high-quality judgments with detailed feedback.
• Collaborate asynchronously to maintain consistency across hundreds of judgments.

Skills

German fluency

English literacy

Transcription experience

Linguistic annotation

Tools

Waveform 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.