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English Linguistic Expert - Evaluator
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a remote contract English Language and Literature Expert at $50/hour to evaluate and refine LLM-generated English text. The work covers reviewing summaries, dialogue, grammar correction, rewriting and reasoning outputs, annotating linguistic features, and giving feedback to improve model performance. The posting requires native or near-native English fluency and professional editing or linguistic experience, and it includes an AI interview based on the applicant's resume.
Pay:
$50 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate quality and accuracy of LLM-generated English text
- Edit, refine or rewrite English content to high standards
- Annotate grammatical, syntactic, semantic and stylistic features
- Identify model errors, inconsistencies and language gaps
- Provide detailed linguistic feedback to guide model training
Requirements summary:
- Native or near-native English fluency
- Professional editing, proofreading, writing or linguistic annotation experience
- Understanding of linguistic nuance and regional variation
- Ability to spot subtle grammar errors and awkward phrasing
- Strong attention to detail and written communication
- Works independently in a distributed remote environment
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- 2026-10-17
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- 2026-10-17
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Job details
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
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Mercor
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We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
Full company description
Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
- LinkedIn followers
- 654,507
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 5,250
- Reported office locations
- San Francisco, California 94105, US
- Business categories
- Employment
- Software
- Recruiting
- Data Collection and Labeling
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Machine Learning
- Other recorded names
- Mercor
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- Yes
- Reported total investment
- 483,600,000
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Mercor is defining the future of work. We connect human expertise with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software Development |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 2023 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,626 |
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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: English Language and Literature Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated English text across various use cases such as summarization, dialogue, grammar correction, rewriting, and reasoning.
- Edit, refine, or rewrite English content to meet high linguistic, stylistic, and cultural standards.
- Annotate English text for grammatical, syntactic, semantic, and stylistic features to enhance model understanding.
- Identify model errors, inconsistencies, and language gaps, providing feedback 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 English, with an excellent command of grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and stylistics.
- Professional experience in editing, proofreading, writing, linguistic annotation, language evaluation, or NLP data work in English.
- Strong understanding of linguistic nuances, regional variations, tone, and context-appropriate English usage.
- Excellent ability to identify subtle grammatical errors, awkward phrasing, ambiguity, and unnatural language.
- Strong attention to detail, analytical judgment, and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently in a distributed, remote environment.
Preferred
- Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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