Job Overview : Writing Expert (Creative Writing, AI Training, Remote)
| 💰 Salary | $75–$150 per hour |
| 📍 Location | Global (fully remote) |
| 🏢 Company | Mercor |
| 💼 Category | Writing & Editing / AI Training |
| 🌍 Remote | Yes – your own schedule |
| 📋 Contract Type | Hourly contract (independent contractor) |
| 💸 Payment | Weekly via Stripe or Wise |
| 👥 Hired this month | 9+ people |
About the role:
Mercor is collaborating with leading AI labs to engage highly accomplished creative writers—playwrights, novelists, journalists, short story authors, essayists, and social media managers—for advanced AI training projects. Contributors will apply their literary expertise to improve AI systems’ ability to generate nuanced, high-quality narrative content. This work emphasizes strong storytelling, stylistic precision, and editorial judgment informed by published and awarded experience.
What you will do:
- Review and refine AI-generated content across plays, novels, short stories, articles, long form essays, tweets, podcasts, lectures, and late night
- Evaluate outputs for literary quality, structure, tone, and thematic depth
- Provide detailed editorial feedback to improve coherence and originality
What you need:
- 10+ years of experience in creative writing, including playwriting, journalism, essays, novel writing, short fiction, and social media
- For social media applicants, demonstrable and significant experience in running social media campaigns across platforms (particularly X/Twitter) is required
- A substantial body of published work (e.g., novels, staged plays, or multiple short stories in recognized outlets)
- Work featured in prestigious literary publications, journals, anthologies, or professional productions
- Recipient of recognized literary awards, fellowships, or honors across any of the three disciplines
- Exceptional command of narrative craft, including structure, voice, dialogue, and character development across formats
- Strong ability to critique and refine written work with attention to style, coherence, and thematic depth
Important notes:
- 🌍 Global remote – work from anywhere
- 💰 Premium rate – $75-150/hour for elite writers
- 📋 Independent contractor – not W-2
- 9+ people hired this month – active project
- This is for published, awarded writers with substantial experience
Why this job is worth your time:
$75-150/hour to apply your literary expertise to shape the future of AI narrative generation, with flexible hours and remote work.