German Linguistic Expert - AI Project

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 .

Position:
German Language and Literature Expert (German)

Type:
Contract

Compensation: $50/hour

Location:

Remote

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated German text across various use cases such as translation, summarization, dialogue, and grammar correction.
• Edit, refine, or rewrite German content to ensure it meets linguistic, cultural, and literary standards.
• Annotate German texts for grammatical, syntactic, semantic , and stylistic features to enhance model understanding.
• Identify model errors and linguistic shortcomings. Collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance in German.
• Provide detailed literary and linguistic feedback to guide ongoing model training and evaluation efforts.

• Native or near-native fluency in German , with excellent command of grammar, syntax, and stylistics.
• Professional experience in literary editing, copywriting, criticism, or NLP-related linguistic annotation in German.
• Strong understanding of literary complexity , tone, and genre-specific conventions, as well as regional language variations.
• Impeccable attention to detail and ability to identify subtle translation errors or unnatural phrasing.
• Strong written communication skills and experience working with remote, distributed teams .

• Interest in AI, translation technologies, or LLM-driven language research.