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Québec French Language Expert

Mercor

AI Expert – Linguistics & Language Contractor · Part-time Short-term
Remote (Global) $50 – $50/hr May 16, 2026

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Québec French Audio Generalist Evaluator Expert to contribute to advanced AI audio and language research projects with leading AI research labs.

This role involves:

  • Audio transcription
  • Annotation
  • Evaluation
  • Rubric development
  • AI model grading
  • Quality assurance

Contributors will help train and benchmark advanced language models using high-quality Québec French (fr-CA) audio and text data.

This is a short-term remote contract opportunity ideal for candidates with strong language, analytical, and research skills.

Responsibilities

Transcribe and Optimize Audio & Video

  • Listen to, analyze, and transcribe:
    • Audio content
    • Video content

in Québec French (fr-CA).

  • Produce accurate written outputs in:

    • Québec French
    • English (when required)
  • Maintain:

    • Formatting consistency
    • Stylistic accuracy
    • Linguistic precision
  • Capture nuances such as:

    • Tone
    • Intent
    • Formal vs informal speech
    • Regional Québécois expressions
    • Spoken language variations

Define and Document Evaluation Standards

  • Develop:
    • Evaluation rubrics
    • Grading standards
    • QA documentation

in both Québec French and English.

  • Establish standards for:

    • Accuracy
    • Fluency
    • Response quality
    • Consumer audio evaluation
  • Identify:

    • Linguistic edge cases
    • Grammatical nuances
    • Colloquialisms
    • Regional language patterns

Conduct Model Testing and Grading

  • Evaluate AI-generated responses

  • Assess outputs based on:

    • Accuracy
    • Completeness
    • Fluency
    • Instruction adherence
  • Provide structured feedback to improve model performance

Support Benchmarking and QA

  • Participate in:

    • QA review cycles
    • Benchmark validation
    • Dataset review workflows
  • Collaborate with project leads to:

    • Resolve ambiguities
    • Improve task quality
    • Refine evaluation standards

Required Qualifications

  • Native or near-native fluency in:

    • Québec French (fr-CA)
    • English
  • Strong familiarity with:

    • Québécois spoken language
    • Regional accents
    • Contemporary Québec French usage
  • Strong:

    • Writing skills
    • Editing abilities
    • Critical thinking skills
  • Ability to accurately transcribe and analyze Québec French audio

  • Ability to work independently and meet deadlines

  • Availability for:

    • 10–20 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications

  • College students or recent graduates

  • Background in:

    • Linguistics
    • Humanities
    • Journalism
    • Translation
    • Localization
    • Social sciences
    • Technical disciplines
  • Experience with:

    • Transcription
    • Annotation
    • Evaluation workflows
    • Localization projects
  • Familiarity with differences between:

    • Metropolitan French
    • Québec French
  • Interest in:

    • AI systems
    • Language models
    • Applied AI research

Application Process

  • Complete a short AI-led interview (~15 minutes)
  • Qualified applicants are onboarded directly into project work

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train advanced AI systems using human expertise.

Contributors work on projects involving:

  • AI training
  • AI evaluation
  • Language modeling
  • Research benchmarking
  • Applied AI systems
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