Music Producer - Audio Evaluation Expert

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 89,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Music Audio Expert to evaluate AI-generated lyrics, vocal outputs, and training data quality. This remote contract role focuses on English-language content within the UK/Australia market.

You will score outputs, help define evaluation criteria, and work with AI research teams to improve model performance. Candidates should have 3+ years as a music producer or audio engineer, a college degree in music, and native-level English.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a music producer, audio engineer, or sound mixer.
• College degree in music covering performance, theory, and lyrics.
• Native or near-native proficiency in English.
• Experience writing music in the domain language listed in the title.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI model output lyrics, voice generation, and other standards.
• Score the quality of musical training data.
• Develop and refine evaluation criteria for generative musical AI models.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model performance.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project goals.

Skills

Music production

Audio engineering

Sound mixing

Education

College degree in music

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: Music Audio Expert - English (UK/Australia) Type: Contract Compensation: $39/hour Location: Remote Duration: Up to 6 months Commitment: 10+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI model output lyrics, voice generation, and other standards.
• Score the quality of musical training data.
• Develop and refine evaluation criteria for generative musical AI models.
• Collaborate with AI research teams to enhance model performance.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet project goals.

Qualifications Must-Have

• 3+ years of experience as a music producer, audio engineer, or sound mixer.
• College degree in music, involving both performance, theory, and lyrics.
• Native or near-native proficiency in English.
• Experience writing music in the domain language listed in the title.

Preferred

• Evidence of understanding musical performance, theory, and lyrics.