Office Document Evaluation Specialist

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; AUD 135,000 - 192,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking an Office-Suite Expert for flexible, contract-based work. You will open, inspect, and assess Excel, Word, and PowerPoint documents, compare candidate responses, and provide detailed feedback to help refine AI-model outputs.

Remote, 10–20+ hours weekly with immediate start. Ideal candidates have 3+ years creating and reviewing office documents, strong Excel prowess, and meticulous formatting skills across Word and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional experience producing and reviewing office documents.
• Excel/Spreadsheets: financial modeling, data analysis, pivot tables, formulas.
• Word/Documents: long-form drafting, formatting, styling, templates.
• PowerPoint/Presentations: slide design, layout, data visualization, brand decks.
• Own and use Microsoft Office desktop suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) - required.
• Independent in opening and inspecting downloaded office files on your machine.
• Sharp eye for formatting and presentation detail.
• Excellent written communication with high attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Open and inspect downloaded office artifacts across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint formats.
• Perform side-by-side pairwise comparisons of two candidate responses and select the stronger one.
• Evaluate content and rendering of documents—layout, formatting, visual structure, formulas, progress against task.
• Grade AI-generated outputs against structured rubrics.
• Provide written feedback to the research team to improve model behavior.
• Participate in onboarding office hours and calibration sessions.

Skills

3+ years experience

Excel/Spreadsheets

Word/Documents

PowerPoint/Presentations

Microsoft Office suite

Office document formatting

Attention to detail

Written communication

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

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: Office-Suite Experts
Type: Contract
Compensation: $70–$100/hour
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Open and inspect downloaded office artifacts across Excel (.xlsx), Word (.docx), and PowerPoint (.pptx) formats.
• Perform side-by-side pairwise comparisons of two candidate responses and select the stronger one.
• Evaluate both the content and rendering of each document—layout, formatting, visual structure, formulas, and overall presentation against the task requirements.
• Grade AI-generated outputs against structured rubrics.
• Provide written feedback to the research team to improve model behavior.
• Participate in onboarding office hours and calibration sessions.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of professional experience producing and reviewing office documents.
• Strong in Excel/Spreadsheets—financial modeling, data analysis, pivot tables, complex formulas, charts, conditional formatting.
• Strong in Word/Documents—long-form document drafting, formatting and styling, templates, tables, track changes.
• Strong in PowerPoint/Presentations—slide design, layout, data visualization, brand-consistent decks.
• Own and use the full Microsoft Office desktop suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) - required.
• Can independently open, navigate, and visually inspect downloaded office files on your own machine.
• Have a sharp eye for formatting and presentation detail.
• Demonstrate excellent written communication skills with high attention to detail.

Preferred

• Cross-format expertise across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Experience building reusable templates, style guides, or document standards.
• Background in finance, consulting, operations, or executive support where document quality is mission-critical.
• Familiarity with comparing or QA-ing documents for formatting fidelity and consistency.

Start Date

• Immediate start; applications reviewed on a rolling basis.