[Hiring] Sonic Audit Specialist - German @Mercor

Role Description

The Sonic Audit Specialist - German will:

• Evaluate AI training data in German by auditing multilingual transcription and forced alignment tasks.
• Review recordings and transcriptions to ensure accuracy, applying error codes and providing clear rationales.
• Verify and correct audio segments for precise start and end timestamps, ensuring transcription alignment.
• Work independently to deliver high-quality judgments with detailed written feedback.
• Collaborate asynchronously, maintaining consistency across hundreds of judgments.

Qualifications

• Must-Have:
• Native or near-native command of German as spoken in Germany.
• Strong English reading and writing skills.
• Experience in transcription, subtitling, localization, or linguistic annotation.
• Ability to apply a disciplined rubric consistently.
• Preferred:
• Prior AI data annotation or model evaluation experience.
• Background in phonetics or linguistics.
• Experience with audio editing or waveform tools.

Company Description

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
• Jack Dorsey