Audio Annotator - Music

Zettamine Labs; United States; Remote; USD 9,600 - 12,000; Full time

Job summary

ZettaMine is seeking an Audio Annotator Music for a 6-week remote project. You will listen to music clips, describe structures, instruments, and production elements, and ensure accuracy in AI-generated descriptions.

The role requires 3+ years of direct music practice, strong music theory, and keen listening skills. Must have reliable internet and a personal laptop.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Music or 1+ year professional music production experience.
• Strong theory knowledge and ability to describe musical elements clearly.
• Attention to detail when evaluating audio and AI-generated descriptions.

Responsibilities

• Listen to music clips and craft detailed, accurate descriptions.
• Identify sections, structures, and instrument/production roles.
• Analyze harmony, rhythm, melody, dynamics and transitions.
• Review AI-generated descriptions for accuracy and timing.

Skills

Music theory

Critical listening

Attention to detail

Describe musical elements

Identify instruments/techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree in Music

1 year of music production experience

Job description

Hi

Greetings from ZettaMine!!!

Full-Time Opportunity: We are hiring Audio Annotators Music for a short-term AI project in India.

Eligible Locations: India

Role: Audio Annotator Music

Experience: 3+ years of direct practice in music

Mode: Remote

Mandatory Eligibility Criteria

Technical & Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Music (Composition or Music Theory preferred), OR at least 1 year of professional experience in music production, including mixing and/or composing.
• Strong understanding of music theory, composition, harmony, rhythm, and arrangement.
• Ability to critically listen to music and identify subtle, overlapping, and changing musical elements.
• Ability to describe music clearly using everyday and technical musical terminology.
• Strong attention to detail and consistency when evaluating musical audio.
• Ability to identify instruments, playing techniques, vocal styles, musical structures, and production techniques.
• Strong analytical skills to identify inaccuracies, missing details, and unsupported assumptions in AI-generated descriptions.

Availability

• Full-time commitment: 40 hours per week.
• Must be available for at least 4 hours of overlap with PST working hours.
• Willingness to commit to the full 6-week contract.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and consistency while working on large batches of audio annotation tasks.
• Candidates must have their own laptop/desktop with a stable internet connection to perform the project tasks.

What You'll Work On

• Listen closely to music clips and create detailed, accurate, and evidence-based musical descriptions.
• Identify musical structures, including verses, choruses, bridges, introductions, outros, and other musical sections.
• Recognize instruments, playing techniques, arrangement roles, and the entry and exit of different musical elements.
• Analyze harmony, including chord progressions, chord names, cadences, pedal points, key changes, and modulations.
• Describe rhythm, groove, meter, drum patterns, syncopation, tempo changes, and musical timing.
• Identify melodies, hooks, repetition, call-and-response patterns, vocal styles, and melodic variations.
• Analyze dynamics, texture, layering, builds, drops, crescendos, and changes in musical density.
• Recognize production techniques such as reverb, delay, distortion, filtering, stereo imaging, and other audio effects.
• Describe musical transitions, including fills, risers, stops, cuts, fades, and endings.
• Review AI-generated musical descriptions and correct missing, inaccurate, invented, or mistimed information.
• Maintain consistent annotation quality and accuracy across assigned audio clips and batches.

Compensation

• PPT Rate: $23 per task.
• Average Handling Time (AHT): 171 minutes per task.

Thanks & Regards,
ZettaMine