Audio Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $17/hr

mercor; India; Remote; INR 1,735,000 - 2,269,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Music Production Expert to evaluate AI-generated music in English (India) on a remote, contract basis. The role involves rating musicality, creativity, and vocal quality, and labeling tracks by genre and structure.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in music production or related fields, with access to critical listening gear. This contract runs up to 6 months with 20+ hours per week, offering flexible remote collaboration with the global AI team.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI model performance and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while enhancing AI model outputs.

Skills

Music producer

Audio engineer

Mixing engineer

Tools

Headphones

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 - English (India). Type: Contract. Compensation: $13–$17/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.
• Provide structured feedback to improve AI model performance and training data quality.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while enhancing AI model outputs.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 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 genres, sub-genres, and artists.