Journalism / media / communications (Meridian)

Mercor is seeking experienced editors, communications strategists, and media specialists to contribute expertise toward frontier AI training and evaluation projects focused on journalism, media, and communications.

This role focuses on supporting AI systems through:

• Rubric-style evaluation tasks
• Editorial reasoning analysis
• LLM prompt design
• AI output evaluation
• Media and communications workflow assessment

The ideal candidate has prior experience completing Mercor rubric-based tasks and is comfortable evaluating AI-generated editorial and communications outputs.

Key Responsibilities

• Support projects involving:

  • Journalism
  • Media communications
  • Editorial strategy
  • Public relations
  • Pitch development
  • Communications workflows

• Design and refine:

  • LLM prompts
  • Editorial evaluation rubrics
  • Media reasoning tasks

• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for:

  • Clarity
  • Accuracy
  • Editorial quality
  • Messaging effectiveness
  • Audience alignment

• Apply expertise in:

  • Editing
  • Communications strategy
  • Media storytelling
  • Pitch writing
  • Narrative structure

• Contribute domain expertise to improve AI systems trained on real-world journalism and communications scenarios

Ideal Qualifications

• Experience as:

  • Editor
  • Communications strategist
  • Media specialist
  • PR professional
  • Pitch specialist
  • Editorial lead

• Prior experience with:

  • Mercor rubric-style tasks
  • LLM evaluation
  • Prompt design
  • AI output assessment

• Strong:

  • Written communication
  • Editorial judgment
  • Analytical reasoning
  • Storytelling abilities

• Ability to assess media and communications outputs with consistency and rigor

Compensation

• $60–120/hour
• Weekly payments through Stripe or Wise

Contract & Payment Terms

• Independent contractor engagement
• Fully remote work
• Flexible schedule
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded depending on business needs and performance
• Work does not involve access to confidential employer or client information

Important Note

Mercor currently cannot support:

• H1-B candidates
• STEM OPT candidates

About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train and improve frontier AI systems using real-world human expertise.

Contributors collaborate with researchers and media professionals on projects shaping the future of AI-driven journalism, communications strategy, and editorial reasoning systems.