Music Expert at Mercor

Music Expert | $67–75/hr | Fully Remote | ~20 hrs/week

Mercor is seeking a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Music Expert to author, review, and annotate technical tasks used to evaluate AI model performance on music and musicology problems. This is a flexible, part-time remote role ideal for experienced musicians, educators, or researchers looking to contribute to cutting-edge AI development.

What You'll Do

• Produce original problem sets grounded in musical scores, harmonic analyses, and spectrograms
• Write clear, accurate reference solutions for music and musicology challenges
• Apply structured quality checks to ensure task accuracy and consistency
• Evaluate and annotate AI-generated outputs related to music theory, history, and performance

Who We're Looking For

• Education: DMA or PhD in Music/Musicology; or MM with 3+ years of teaching, performance, or research experience; or BM/BA in Music with 5+ years of teaching, performance, or composition experience
• Working fluency in at least two of the following: music theory, history/musicology, performance practice, composition, or ethnomusicology
• Comfortable reading and interpreting scores, harmonic analyses, and spectrograms
• Strong technical writing skills with the ability to articulate reasoning clearly and step-by-step

Compensation & Commitment

• Starting rate: $67/hr, with opportunities for promotion based on task quality and throughput
• Approximately 20 hours per week with a flexible schedule
• Fully remote and hourly