Freelance Opportunity: Music Annotator (Master’s or PhD)

Innodata Knowledge Services, Inc.; Manila; Remote; PHP 2,188,000 - 3,501,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible freelance work

Diverse music projects

Advanced theory and production/annota

Job summary

Innodata Knowledge Services, Inc. seeks a freelance Music Annotator with a strong background in music theory and hands-on production experience. The role involves writing detailed music descriptions and annotating project assets with precision.

Ideal candidates hold a Master’s or PhD in Music and can pass quality checks while delivering clear musician-to-musician descriptions of arrangements.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Music with focus on composition or music theory.
• At least 1 year of hands-on music production experience.
• Strong understanding of music theory with the ability to write fine-grained descriptions.
• Must pass project quality checks.

Skills

Form

Instrumentation & Arrangement

Harmony

Harmonic Roles

Rhythm & Tempo

Melody & Dynamics

Production Techniques

Transitions

Communication

Education

Master’s or PhD in Music (focus on composition or music theory)

Job description

Freelance Opportunity: Music Annotator

We’re seeking highly skilled freelancers with advanced music backgrounds to join our projects. If you have a strong foundation in music theory and hands-on production experience, this role is designed for you.

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Music (focus on composition or music theory)

• At least 1 year of hands-on music production experience

• Strong understanding of music theory with the ability to write fine-grained descriptions

• Must pass project quality checks

Required Skills

• Form: Identify musical form and section function by ear (song sections, neutral forms).

• Instrumentation & Arrangement: Recognize instruments, playing techniques, arrangement roles (groove, bass line, pad, lead, counter-melody, fills), and track entries/exits.

• Harmony: Analyze harmony by ear — chord progressions, chord names, cadences, key changes, modulations.

• Harmonic Roles: Describe the role of each instrument (e.g., violin carrying the motif with staccato notes).

• Rhythm & Tempo: Identify groove, meter, drum patterns, syncopation, tempo changes, and natural tapping tempo.

• Melody & Dynamics: Describe melody, hooks, contour, repetition, call-and-response, vocal style, dynamics, texture, builds, drops, crescendos, layering, and density changes.

• Production Techniques: Recognize reverb, delay, distortion, filtering, sidechain effects, stereo image, lo-fi vs. polished treatment.

• Transitions: Identify fills, risers, stops, cuts, fades, hard edits, and section changes.

• Communication: Write clear, musician-to-musician descriptions of arrangements.

Why Join

• Flexible freelance work

• Engage with diverse music projects

• Apply your advanced expertise in theory, production, and annotation