Job Overview : Music Audio Expert – English (US) (AI Music Evaluation)
| 💰 Salary | $30–$54 per hour |
| 📍 Location | Global (fully remote) |
| 🏢 Company | Mercor |
| 💼 Category | Audio / Music / AI Training |
| 🌍 Remote | Yes – your own schedule |
| 📋 Contract Type | Hourly contract (independent contractor) |
| 💸 Payment | Weekly via Stripe or Wise |
| ⏰ Duration | Up to 6 months |
| ⏰ Commitment | Part-time, 10+ hours/week |
| 👥 Hired this month | 6+ people |
| 🗣️ Language | English (US) |
About the role:
Mercor is hiring experienced musicians to evaluate generative musical AI models in partnership with a leading AI lab. You will assess model outputs across different categories of music in English.
Key responsibilities:
- Evaluate AI model output lyrics, voice generation, and other standards
- Score quality of musical training data
- Rate AI-generated music samples on musicality, creativity, prompt adherence, vocal quality, and production/mix quality using audio-engineering terminology
- Annotate songs in detail: genre/sub-genre classification, song structure, vocal/instrumental characteristics via a structured taxonomy
Ideal qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience as a music producer, audio engineer, or sound mixer
- Evidence of understanding musical performance, theory, and lyrics
- College degree in music, involving performance, theory, and lyrics
- Past experience writing lyrical music in English
- Native or near-native proficiency in English (US)
What success looks like:
- You provide high-quality, detailed evaluations of AI-generated music
- Your feedback leads to measurable improvements in AI music models
- You consistently apply structured evaluation criteria
Important notes:
- 🌍 Global remote – work from anywhere
- ⏰ Part-time, 10+ hours/week – flexible schedule
- 📋 Independent contractor – not W-2
- 🎵 3+ years music production experience required
- 🗣️ Native or near-native English (US) required
- 🎓 College degree in music required
Why this job is worth your time:
$30-54/hour to apply your musical expertise to cutting-edge AI development, with flexible hours and remote work.