Linguistic Experts – Italian (Italy)

Mercor is hiring on behalf of a leading AI research lab to bring on a Linguistic Experts – Italian (Italy). This is a part-time opportunity (20–30 hours per week) where you’ll contribute to improving AI systems by ensuring high-quality language coverage, accuracy, and cultural relevance for Italian as spoken in Italy.

Role Overview

As a Linguistic Expert, you’ll work closely with AI researchers and engineers to refine models’ understanding and generation of Italian. Your expertise will ensure that AI outputs are grammatically correct, contextually relevant, and culturally appropriate. This role blends linguistic knowledge with hands-on evaluation and feedback, helping shape the next generation of language AI.

Responsibilities

• Review, evaluate, and annotate AI-generated text in Italian (Italy) for accuracy, fluency, and cultural alignment.

• Provide expert feedback on grammar, semantics, style, and tone.

• Develop guidelines and documentation to improve consistency in AI outputs.

• Collaborate with researchers to identify language-specific challenges and edge cases.

• Suggest improvements for training datasets and linguistic rules.

Requirements

• Fluency in both English and Italian (Italy) (native-level proficiency in Italian required).

• Strong grasp of grammar, syntax, semantics, and stylistics.

• Ability to identify and correct subtle linguistic and cultural nuances.

• Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics, Translation, Literature, or related field (advanced degree a plus).

• Prior experience in linguistic annotation, translation, or content review preferred.

• Familiarity with AI, NLP, or language technologies is a bonus, but not required.

Why Join

• Contribute directly to cutting-edge AI research and applications.

• Flexible part-time schedule (20–30 hours weekly).

• Work remotely with an international, mission-driven team.

• Be at the forefront of shaping AI’s understanding of Italian (Italy).

We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

• You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
• This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
• Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
• Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
• Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
• Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.