Generalist Writing Expert

1. Role Overview Mercor is collaborating with a leading AI lab on a large-scale supervised fine-tuning (SFT) initiative designed to improve how advanced language models handle real-world questions. We’re seeking high-performing students currently enrolled or who have graduated from top 50 college to contribute as generalists.

2. Key Responsibilities

• Create realistic prompts that reflect how people naturally ask questions across general topics

• Review and edit AI-generated responses for clarity, correctness, and usefulness

• Write high-quality human-authored responses for selected prompts

• Produce small variations on prompts to test nuanced differences in model behavior

• Evaluate responses across different lengths, styles, and instructions

• Identify weaknesses, ambiguities, or failure cases in model outputs

3. Ideal Qualifications

• Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student or graduated at a top college or university

• Strong written communication and critical thinking skills

• Ability to synthesize information clearly and accurately

• High attention to detail and comfort comparing similar written responses

4. More About the Opportunity

• Expected commitment: 10–40 hours/week

• Project-based engagement with potential for ongoing work

• All contributions are made on a freelance basis through the Mercor platform

5. Application Process

• Submit your resume to get started

• Complete a short form outlining your academic background and interests

• Selected applicants will be invited to complete a brief sample task

• We aim to follow up within a few days with next steps

6. About Mercor

• Mercor is a talent marketplace that connects top experts and high-performing contributors with leading AI labs and research organizations

• Our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Adam D’Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey

• Thousands of professionals and students across research, engineering, law, and creative fields use Mercor to contribute to cutting-edge AI projects

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.