Australian English AI Linguist & Editor

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking experienced Australian English Linguistic Experts to join a cutting-edge AI research project. You will evaluate LLM performance on Australian English tasks and curate high-quality English linguistic data to train and improve model understanding and generation.Key work includes validating LLM outputs, editing content to align with Australian norms, annotating text for linguistic features, and collaborating with AI researchers in a distributed team.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native Australian English with strong grammar and styles.
• Experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work.
• Deep knowledge of Australian English nuances and regional usage.
• Interest in AI/LLM language tech (preferred).
• Excellent attention to detail and error spotting.
• Strong communication skills for distributed remote teams.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality of LLM-generated English text across various use cases (e.g., translation, summarization, dialogue, grammar correction).
• Edit, refine, or rewrite English content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for Australia.
• Annotate English text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps, and collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training efforts.

Skills

Australian English fluency

Editing and proofreading

Linguistic annotation

NLP data work

Attention to detail

Remote collaboration

Job description

Mercor is seeking experienced Australian English Linguistic Experts to join a cutting-edge AI research project. You will evaluate LLM performance on Australian English tasks and curate high-quality English linguistic data to train and improve model understanding and generation.Key work includes validating LLM outputs, editing content to align with Australian norms, annotating text for linguistic features, and collaborating with AI researchers in a distributed team.