Music Producer - Tamil Expert

mercor; India; Remote; INR 2,002,000 - 2,536,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Tamil Music Production Expert for a remote contract role. You will evaluate AI-generated music, label songs, and review lyrics for quality, working asynchronously to meet deadlines. The ideal candidate has 2+ years as a music producer or mixing engineer, with native Tamil proficiency and strong listening skills. This is a 6-month max engagement with ~20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native proficiency in Tamil 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.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated music 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.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance training data quality and model outputs.

Skills

Tamil proficiency

Critical listening

Remote collaboration

Education

Formal training in music performance/theory/composition

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 - Tamil

Type: Contract

Compensation: $15–$19/hour

Location: Remote

Duration: Up to 6 months

Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated music 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 .
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance training data quality and model outputs.

Qualifications Must-Have

• Native or near-native proficiency in Tamil 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 Tamil genres, sub-genres, and artists.