Chinese (Hong Kong) Linguistic Expert at Mercor

Chinese (Hong Kong) Linguistic Expert | $40/hr | Remote

Mercor is hiring Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) linguistic experts for an AI research project run in partnership with a leading research lab. The work focuses on evaluating how a large language model (LLM) performs on Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) language tasks, and on curating high-quality Chinese linguistic data to train and improve the model.

What the work involves

• Evaluating the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Chinese text across use cases such as translation, summarization, dialogue and grammar correction.
• Editing, refining or rewriting Chinese content to meet linguistic and cultural standards for Hong Kong.
• Annotating Chinese 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 this is for

• Native or near-native fluency in Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China), with strong command of grammar, syntax and stylistics.
• Professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation or NLP data work in Chinese.
• Strong understanding of Hong Kong Chinese (Traditional) nuances, regional variations, register and context-appropriate usage, including how it differs from Mainland and Taiwanese Chinese.
• Professional fluency in English.
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to spot subtle errors or unnatural phrasing.
• Clear communication skills and experience working in distributed remote teams.
• Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies is preferred but not required.

Pay and commitment

Pay is $40/hr. The role is part-time.

Location

Fully remote.