German Music Expert - Songwriter

Obsidian; Berlin; Vor Ort; EUR 34.000 - 83.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mercor is hiring experienced musicians to evaluate generative music AI models in partnership with a leading AI lab. You will assess AI-generated music across genres and rate it against detailed quality standards, working in German and English.

Requirements include native or near-native German, English instruction-following ability, and experience in songwriting or music journalism within the German music scene. Start date is immediate, duration up to 6 months, ~20 hours/week, paid hourly.

Qualifikationen

• Native or near-native proficiency in German and ability to follow detailed instructions in English.
• Experience as songwriter/lyricist/performer/composer/music journalist with knowledge of the German music scene.
• Headphones or studio monitors suitable for critical listening.

Aufgaben

• Compare AI-generated lyrics with published songs to identify similarities.
• Rate lyrics based on quality, creativity, prompt adherence, and originality.
• Evaluate whether lyrics sound natural, including word choice, slang, and regional expressions.

Kenntnisse

German proficiency

English comprehension

Songwriting experience

Critical listening

Ausbildung

Music training or composition

Credited songwriting work

Tools

Headphones/monitors

Jobbeschreibung

Mercor is hiring experienced musicians to evaluate generative music AI models, in partnership with a leading AI lab.

You will assess AI-generated music across a wide range of genres and rate it against detailed quality standards, working in German and English.

Key Responsibilities

• Compare AI-generated lyrics with published songs to identify similarities
• Rate lyrics based on quality, creativity, prompt adherence, and originality
• Evaluate whether lyrics sound natural, including word choice, slang, and regional expressions.

Requirements

• Native or near-native proficiency in German, and the ability to follow detailed written instructions in English
• Experience as a songwriter, lyricist, performer, composer, or music journalist, with knowledge of the German music scene
• Headphones or studio monitors suitable for critical listening

Nice to have

• Formal training in music performance, theory, or composition
• Credited or published songwriting work
• Broad familiarity with contemporary German genres, sub-genres, and artists

Project Timeline

• Start date: immediate
• Duration: up to 6 months
• Commitment: flexible. Most experts work around 20 hours per week; there is no cap
• Compensation: this role is currently paid hourly. The pay structure may move to per-task during the project; if it does, your effective hourly rate will stay the same.

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.