English (New Zealand) Linguistic Expert at Mercor

English (New Zealand) Linguistic Expert | $40/hr | Part-time | Remote

Mercor is hiring English (New Zealand) linguistic experts for a part-time AI research project run in partnership with a leading research lab. You'll evaluate how well a large language model (LLM) performs on New Zealand English tasks and help curate high-quality English linguistic data to improve its understanding and generation.

What the work involves

• Evaluating the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated English text across use cases such as translation, summarization, dialogue and grammar correction.
• Editing, refining or rewriting English content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for New Zealand.
• Annotating English text for grammatical, syntactic and semantic features.
• Identifying model errors and language gaps, and collaborating with AI researchers to improve LLM performance.
• Providing detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to guide ongoing model training.

Who it's for

• Native or near-native fluency in English (New Zealand), with an excellent command of grammar, syntax and stylistics.
• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation or NLP data work in English.
• Strong understanding of New Zealand English nuances, regional variations, register and context-appropriate usage, including how it differs from Australian, British and American English.
• Attention to detail, with the ability to spot subtle errors or unnatural phrasing.
• Clear communication skills and experience working in distributed remote teams.
• An interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies is preferred but not required.

Pay and schedule

$40/hr, part-time.

Location

Fully remote, working with a distributed team.