Mercor is seeking skilled Japanese language experts with strong bilingual proficiency in English and Japanese to support a high-impact AI research initiative in partnership with a leading AI lab. In this role, you will evaluate and audit Japanese-language AI outputs across a variety of tasks, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and cultural correctness.
Key Responsibilities
- Review and audit Japanese-language data through audio, including translations, summaries, Q&A responses, and reasoning outputs.
- Evaluate text quality using structured rubrics (8–10 criteria), focusing on clarity, correctness, fluency, and consistency.
- Check translation accuracy between Japanese ↔ English, ensuring semantic fidelity and natural phrasing.
- Identify linguistic errors in grammar, spelling, style, register, and cultural nuances.
- Assess logical reasoning within Japanese-language explanations and identify gaps or inconsistencies.
- Provide clear, concise written feedback to justify evaluation decisions.
- Work independently and asynchronously using provided tools and workflows.
Qualifications
- Native or near-native Japanese proficiency
- Strong English reading and writing ability
- Experience in one or more of the following:
- Japanese ↔ English translation
- Proofreading or linguistic quality review
- Text evaluation, annotation, or content moderation
- Summarization, classification, or Q&A tasks
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow complex guidelines
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Contract and Payment Terms
- You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
- This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
- Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
- Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
- Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
- Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
About Mercor
Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.
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