Book Critique Specialist

About The Job

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
, and Jack Dorsey
.

Literature Expert

Contract

$20–$40/hour

10–40 hours/week

• Author realistic literature prompts for textual analysis, thematic interpretation, and genre comparison.
• Review and revise AI-generated responses for interpretive depth and cultural nuance.
• Write high-quality human-authored “gold” responses for complex literary questions.
• Create controlled prompt variations to test subtle differences in genre and narrative perspective.
• Evaluate outputs across different tones and instruction constraints.
• Identify model failure cases involving misinterpretation or culturally inconsistent readings.

• 2+ years of sustained engagement with literature as a hobby or scholarly pursuit.
• Active participation in literary discourse in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, German, Arabic, Thai, Tamil, or Hindi.
• Strong familiarity with literary terminology and culturally specific literary movements.
• Ability to articulate nuanced textual analysis clearly in the target language.
• Strong written communication skills and thoughtful editorial judgment.

• Submit your resume, writing samples, or relevant literary work.
• Complete a short form outlining your literary background, areas of focus, and language proficiency.

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