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Music & Lyrics Expert - Mandarin Chinese | $18-$54/hr Remote

18–54/hr
Remote
Posted August 14, 2026
hourly
80 openings

Overview

Mercor seeks seasoned musicians to assess generative music AI models in collaboration with a top AI lab. This role focuses on evaluating AI-created tracks across many genres, using Mandarin Chinese and English to rate quality, creativity, and adherence to prompts. You’ll influence how the AI handles lyrics and sonic texture, bringing your musical expertise to bear in a remote, hourly engagement. The work blends music knowledge with precise evaluative criteria to shape next generation AI composition tools.

What You'll Do4

  • 1Compare AI generated lyrics with existing songs to spot similarities and potential overlaps
  • 2Assign quality scores to lyrics based on creativity, coherence to prompts, and originality
  • 3Assess naturalness of lyric choices, including vocabulary, slang, and regional phrasing
  • 4Provide clear feedback on phrasing, cadence, and how well lyrics fit musical context

Requirements3

  • 1Native or fluent Mandarin Chinese with strong English comprehension for written instructions
  • 2Background as songwriter lyricist performer composer or music journalist, with familiarity with the Mandarin speaking music scene
  • 3Quality listening setup such as headphones or studio monitors for critical evaluation

Who Should Apply

Ideal candidates are experienced musicians who can critically listen to AI generated music and articulate how lyrics and composition align with genre conventions, cultural nuance, and audience expectations. You thrive on precise feedback, can work remotely, and enjoy collaborating with cutting edge AI research teams.

Salary Insight

Hourly compensation ranges from $18.00 to $54.00, with flexible project duration and a typical commitment around 20 hours per week

Location

Typeremote
LocationRemote
This is a remote position

Required Skills

mandarin chinese proficiencyenglish comprehension for instructionslyric writing and/or songwriting experiencecritical listeningfamiliarity with mandarin chinese music sceneexperience with ai audio or generative music evaluation

Application Tip

Highlight a concise portfolio of lyric writing or critical listening work in Mandarin and English, and describe a time you evaluated AI or software-generated content for quality and originality

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