English Language Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $50/hr

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; AUD 99,000 - 114,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an English Language and Literature Expert for a remote contract role. You will evaluate and edit English content generated by AI models, ensuring high quality and cultural alignment.

You will annotate text for grammatical, semantic, and stylistic features, identify errors, and provide actionable feedback to improve model performance. Strong writing, linguistic sensitivity, and independence are essential.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native English with excellent grammar and stylistics.
• Experience editing, proofreading, writing, or linguistic annotation in English.
• Strong understanding of linguistic nuances and context-appropriate usage.
• Ability to spot subtle errors and awkward language in text.
• High attention to detail and clear written communication.
• Comfortable working remotely in a distributed environment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate quality and accuracy of LLM-generated English text across use cases.
• Edit, refine, or rewrite English content to meet high linguistic and stylistic standards.
• Annotate English text for grammatical, syntactic, semantic, and stylistic features.
• Identify model errors, inconsistencies, and language gaps to guide improvements.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback to support ongoing model training.

Skills

Native English fluency

Editing & proofreading

Linguistic annotation

NLP data work

Attention to detail

Independent remote work

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: English Language and Literature Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $50/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated English text across various use cases such as summarization, dialogue, grammar correction, rewriting, and reasoning.
• Edit, refine, or rewrite English content to meet high linguistic, stylistic, and cultural standards.
• Annotate English text for grammatical, syntactic, semantic, and stylistic features to enhance model understanding.
• Identify model errors, inconsistencies, and language gaps, providing feedback to improve LLM performance .
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training efforts .

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Native or near-native fluency in English, with an excellent command of grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and stylistics.
• Professional experience in editing, proofreading, writing, linguistic annotation, language evaluation, or NLP data work in English.
• Strong understanding of linguistic nuances, regional variations, tone, and context-appropriate English usage.
• Excellent ability to identify subtle grammatical errors, awkward phrasing, ambiguity, and unnatural language.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical judgment, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a distributed, remote environment .

Preferred

• Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies .