English Language and Literature Expert

About this role

**Mercor is seeking experienced English Linguistic Experts** to join a cutting-edge AI research project in partnership with a leading research lab. This role centers on evaluating how effectively a large language model (LLM) performs in English-language tasks and on curating high-quality English linguistic data to train and improve the model’s understanding and generation capabilities. * * * **Key Responsibilities:** - Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated English text across various use cases (e.g., 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. - Identify model errors, inconsistencies, and language gaps, and provide feedback to improve LLM performance. - Provide detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training efforts. * * * **You’re a strong fit if you 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. - Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies is preferred but not required. - Strong attention to detail, analytical judgment, and written communication skills. - Ability to work independently in a distributed, remote environment. * * * ### Why Join - Contribute to cutting-edge AI research in partnership with a leading research lab. - Work on high-impact projects that directly support the development of advanced AI systems. - Gain hands-on exposure to state-of-the-art AI research and development. - Work fully remotely with flexible, asynchronous hours. - Join a fast-moving project where your expertise and judgment can have a meaningful impact.

Skills & domains

• ai-training
• rlhf
• sme
• annotation
• Language and Audio