Linguistic Experts - Remote job All others at Mercor

Role Description

This is a part-time opportunity (20–30 hours per week) where you’ll contribute to improving AI systems by ensuring high-quality language coverage, accuracy, and cultural relevance for Italian as spoken in Italy.

• Work closely with AI researchers and engineers to refine models’ understanding and generation of Italian.
• Ensure that AI outputs are grammatically correct, contextually relevant, and culturally appropriate.
• Blend linguistic knowledge with hands-on evaluation and feedback to help shape the next generation of language AI.

Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, and annotate AI-generated text in Italian (Italy) for accuracy, fluency, and cultural alignment.
• Provide expert feedback on grammar, semantics, style, and tone.
• Develop guidelines and documentation to improve consistency in AI outputs.
• Collaborate with researchers to identify language-specific challenges and edge cases.
• Suggest improvements for training datasets and linguistic rules.

Requirements

• Fluency in both English and Italian (Italy) (native-level proficiency in Italian required).
• Strong grasp of grammar, syntax, semantics, and stylistics.
• Ability to identify and correct subtle linguistic and cultural nuances.
• Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Translation, Literature, or related field (advanced degree a plus).
• Prior experience in linguistic annotation, translation, or content review preferred.
• Familiarity with AI, NLP, or language technologies is a bonus, but not required.

Benefits

• Contribute directly to cutting-edge AI research and applications.
• Flexible part-time schedule (20–30 hours weekly).
• Work remotely with an international, mission-driven team.
• Be at the forefront of shaping AI’s understanding of Italian (Italy).