French Linguistic Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $50/hr

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; CAD 98,000 - 118,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a French Linguistic Expert for a remote contract role. The specialist will evaluate and refine French content produced by AI models, focusing on accuracy, style, and cultural appropriateness.

Work includes editing, linguistic annotation, and identifying language gaps to guide ongoing model training. Ideal candidates have native or near-native French fluency, proven experience in translation or NLP data work, and strong attention to linguistic nuance.

Qualifications

• Native or near-native fluency in French with strong grammar
• Experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in French
• Attention to linguistic nuances and regional variations

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated French text across translations, summaries, dialogues, and grammar tasks.
• Edit, refine, or rewrite French content to meet linguistic and cultural standards.
• Annotate French text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps.
• Collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.
• Provide detailed linguistic feedback to guide model training

Skills

French editing

Linguistic annotation

Translation

NLP data 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: French Linguistic Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $50/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated French text across various use cases such as translation, summarization, dialogue, and grammar correction.
• Edit, refine, or rewrite French content to meet linguistic and cultural standards.
• Annotate French text for grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• Identify model errors and language gaps.
• Collaborate with AI researchers 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 French with excellent command over grammar, syntax, and stylistics.
• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work in French.
• Strong understanding of linguistic nuances, regional variations, and context-appropriate usage.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to spot subtle errors or unnatural phrasing.
• Clear communication skills and experience working in distributed, remote teams.

Preferred

• Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies.