Korean Pdf Annotation Specialist

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor seeks PDF Annotation & Transcription Experts – Korean, a contract role offering remote work. You will source Korean PDFs with multimodal elements, annotate page regions with type and reading order, and link regions to their parent components.

You must transcribe Hangul faithfully, including hanja and any handwriting, and flag illegible areas. The job requires meticulous taxonomy, page metadata capture, and cross‑check reviews by a second Korean expert.

Qualifications

• Native Korean speaker with full command of Hangul (including hanja).
• Experience in bilingual transcription, translation, editorial work, or AI training data.

Responsibilities

• Source Korean PDFs with multimodal elements (images, tables, diagrams).
• Annotate page regions with component type and reading-order index.
• Link regions to parent components (e.g., figure, table).
• Transcribe Hangul text faithfully, including hanja and handwriting; flag illegible regions.

Skills

Korean language

Bilingual transcription

AI training data experience

Editorial workflow

Job description

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: PDF Annotation & Transcription Experts – Korean
Type: Contract
Compensation: $34/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Source documents by finding publicly accessible Korean PDFs with multimodal elements like images, tables, or diagrams. Record the source of each document.
• Annotate structure by identifying and bounding every meaningful region of the page. Assign each a component type and a reading-order index.
• Record relationships by linking each region to its parent component, such as a figure or table.
• Transcribe faithfully by reproducing all text exactly as it appears in Hangul, including any hanja and handwritten content. Flag any illegible regions.
• Capture page metadata, including language, document type, source, page dimensions, and flags for tables, formulas, and handwriting.
• Review a colleague's work. Every task is reviewed end-to-end by a second Korean expert.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Native Korean speaker with full command of Hangul, including hanja.
• Experience in bilingual transcription, translation, editorial work, or AI training data.
• Systematic application of taxonomy across pages.
• Comfort with unfamiliar layouts like multi-column newspapers and handwritten forms.

Preferred

• Experience with AI training data: annotation, labeling, grading, or bilingual evaluation.
• Skills in transcription and localization: MTPE, subtitling, bilingual QA, OCR correction.
• Document production experience: typesetting, copy-editing, proofreading, or digitization of Korean-language material.
• Knowledge of script and encoding: Unicode normalization, Korean input methods, Hangul jamo composition, and hanja handling.

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