First seen by our source: 29 days ago
German Language Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $50/hr
@ Mercor
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Mercor is hiring a German Language and Literature Expert on a remote contract at $50 per hour. The work involves evaluating and editing LLM-generated German text for translation, summarization, dialogue and grammar correction, and giving literary and linguistic feedback to improve model performance.
Pay:
$50 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate quality and accuracy of LLM-generated German text
- Edit and rewrite German content to literary and linguistic standards
- Annotate German texts for grammatical, syntactic and stylistic features
- Identify model errors and collaborate with AI researchers
- Provide literary and linguistic feedback for model training
Requirements summary:
- Native or near-native German fluency
- Professional experience in literary editing or linguistic annotation
- Understanding of literary complexity and regional variations
- Strong attention to detail and written communication
- Experience with remote, distributed teams
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Job details
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | German, 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
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- Mercor
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- 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: German Language and Literature Expert (German)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $50/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated German text across various use cases such as translation, summarization, dialogue, and grammar correction.
- Edit, refine, or rewrite German content to ensure it meets linguistic, cultural, and literary standards.
- Annotate German texts for grammatical, syntactic, semantic, and stylistic features to enhance model understanding.
- Identify model errors and linguistic shortcomings. Collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance in German.
- Provide detailed literary and linguistic feedback to guide ongoing model training and evaluation efforts.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Native or near-native fluency in German, with excellent command of grammar, syntax, and stylistics.
- Professional experience in literary editing, copywriting, criticism, or NLP-related linguistic annotation in German.
- Strong understanding of literary complexity, tone, and genre-specific conventions, as well as regional language variations.
- Impeccable attention to detail and ability to identify subtle translation errors or unnatural phrasing.
- Strong written communication skills and experience working with remote, distributed teams.
Preferred
- Interest in AI, translation technologies, or LLM-driven language research.
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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