English Specialist

Mercor; United States; Remote; USD 22,730 - 32,373; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to contribute to AI research

Flexible work structure

Job summary

A leading AI research organization is seeking an English Specialist to record audio clips for datasets, contributing to foundational AI research. Applicants should have excellent verbal communication skills and near-native fluency in English. This remote-friendly contract role offers a pay of $20/hour.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communication and enunciation skills.
• Native or near-native fluency in English.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate videos and record audio clips.
• Ensure recordings are high quality and follow guidelines.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to review data quality.

Skills

Excellent verbal communication

Native or near-native fluency in English

Strong attention to detail

Job description

Overview

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Base pay range

$20.00/hr - $20.00/hr

About the Role

We are seeking detail-oriented and enthusiastic individuals to join a cutting-edge AI research initiative. In this role, you will be responsible for recording and evaluation short audio clips that describe visual content, helping to build and refine datasets for multimodal AI systems. Your voice will directly support the development of next-generation models capable of understanding and interacting with the world across both visual and auditory domains.

Responsibilities

• View a series of videos and evaluate which ones you prefer.
• Record short audio clips (typically 2-3 minutes each) using provided tools or platforms.
• Ensure recordings are high quality and free from background noise or distortion.
• Follow specific linguistic, timing, or stylistic guidelines as outlined by the research team.
• Collaborate with AI researchers and QA teams to review and iterate on data quality.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal communication and enunciation skills.
• Native or near-native fluency in English (other language fluencies are a plus).
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to follow annotation guidelines precisely.
• Prior experience with voice recording or data annotation is a plus, but not required.
• Comfortable working independently and handling repetitive tasks with consistency.

What You’ll Gain

• An opportunity to contribute to foundational AI research at a world-leading lab.
• Experience working at the intersection of language, audio, and computer vision.
• Flexible, remote-friendly work structure.

Pay

• You will be paid $20/hour

Interview Process

• You will take a 15 minute AI interview & complete a quick form outlining your availability
• We aim to get back to all applicants within one week of submitting an application

About Mercor

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs, headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Our distinguished investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Apply today and redefine digital creativity alongside groundbreaking AI technologies!

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Training

Industries

• Software Development

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