JSON-fluent & Rubrics Expert

About the Opportunity

Mercor is recruiting detail-oriented graders for a weekend sprint beginning today, July 24th. Please apply only if you can begin work immediately! Onboarding happens right away, and the sprint starts on day one.

This project is supporting one of the world’s leading AI research organization - you will assess model outputs against a defined rubric of grading criteria. The ideal candidate has experience processing JSON files, and an understanding of assessing and grading human data tasks against rubrics.

What you’ll do:

You will assess JSON-formatted AI model outputs through the following:

1. Reading and understanding written task descriptions

2. Reading and understanding written task rubrics for these tasks

3. Parsing, reading, and understanding a JSON-based output, and grading its contents against the task rubrics provided

You must complete these assessments without the assistance of AI tools.

Attention to detail and consistency in applying rubric criteria are essential. Prior experience with rubrics is a plus.

Applicants must:

• Be available to start today, July 24, running to July 27-28, with possibility for extension later into the week.

• Be comfortable reading and interpreting JSON file

• Ideal candidates will have prior Mercor experience, especially in applying detailed rubrics and evaluation criteria consistently

• Be based in the US

More details about the role:

• You must be able to dedicate a minimum of 20-40 hours per week on this task

• Turnaround expectation: Ability to complete tasks within 12-24 hours

• You will need access to a desktop or laptop computer for this project

• We cannot accept applicants who use Chromebook computers

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.