Remote Japanese Transcription & Annotation Specialist

Mercor; Oslo; Remote; NOK 400,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor in Oslo seeks a native Japanese speaker to annotate complex documents with exact transcription and structural mapping. You will identify and bound meaningful regions, ensure correct reading order for vertical and multi-column pages, and produce faithful kana/kanji transcription, including furigana.

The role emphasizes character-level accuracy and meticulous review by peers. You will work on publicly available PDFs with diverse layouts, privacy-preserving handling, and collaboration in a

Qualifications

• Native-level fluency in Japanese including kanji, kana and furigana.
• Experience in interpretation, transcription, journalism, or editorial work is advantageous.
• Exact and systematic with attention to detail on complex layouts.

Responsibilities

• Open and check tasks ensuring pages are in Japanese and legible.
• Annotate structure: bound regions and assign types and reading order.
• Record relationships between regions and related figures/tables.
• Transcribe faithfully, including handwritten content and furigana.

Skills

Native Japanese speaker

Job description

Mercor in Oslo seeks a native Japanese speaker to annotate complex documents with exact transcription and structural mapping. You will identify and bound meaningful regions, ensure correct reading order for vertical and multi-column pages, and produce faithful kana/kanji transcription, including furigana.

The role emphasizes character-level accuracy and meticulous review by peers. You will work on publicly available PDFs with diverse layouts, privacy-preserving handling, and collaboration in a