Audio Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $19/hr

mercor; Singapore; Remote; SGD 26,000 - 34,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Music Production Expert - Tamil for a remote contract role up to 6 months. You will commit 20+ hours/week to help evaluate AI-generated music and improve model outputs.

Responsibilities include listening for musicality, labeling by genre and structure, reviewing lyrics, and collaborating with AI research teams to ensure high-quality training data and robust model performance.

Qualifications

• Tamil fluent or native-level proficiency.
• 2+ years in music production, audio engineering, or mixing.
• 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.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance training data quality and model outputs.

Skills

Tamil proficiency

Audio production

Music mixing

Education

Music theory training

Tools

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.