Generalist Sports Experts

Role Overview

Mercor is partnering with a leading AI research group to engage sports experts in a short-term evaluation project. Professionals with deep sports knowledge — including analysts, commentators, coaches, journalists, and former athletes — will assess AI-generated match analysis across a range of major sports. This initiative supports the development of more strategic, realistic, and entertaining AI sports commentary.

Key Responsibilities

• Review AI-generated play-by-play commentary, summaries, and post-match insights

• Evaluate the quality, accuracy, and storytelling depth of AI-generated sports coverage

• Assess the AI’s understanding of momentum, game flow, and strategic decisions

• Identify factual errors, rule misinterpretations, and stylistic inconsistencies

• Provide structured written feedback on strengths, gaps, and improvement areas

• Collaborate with analysts and developers to guide model improvements

Ideal Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in at least one major sport (e.g., football/soccer, basketball, tennis, cricket, American football, baseball, hockey)

• Experience as a player, coach, commentator, journalist, analyst, or dedicated fan

• Strong analytical skills and understanding of sports strategy and performance dynamics

• Clear, concise written communication in English

• Comfortable navigating online tools and evaluation dashboards

Application Process

• Submit your resume to express interest

• Complete a short assessment

• Participate in a brief work trial to demonstrate your evaluation skills

• You’ll receive a response within 1–2 business days

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.