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Mercor

PDF Annotation, Transcription Expert – Japanese

Mercor

. Open and check provided PDF tasks .

Posted 9/21/2026contractRemote • Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $34 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in annotating and transcribing Japanese-language documents with a focus on character-level accuracy and attention to detail. Proficient in handling various document types, including vertical text and handwritten forms, while applying systematic taxonomies.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Native Japanese SpeakerFluent Japanese Language SkillsDocument Annotation and TranscriptionAttention to DetailProfessional Experience in Transcription or Translation

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Hard Skills
Kanji ProficiencyHiragana ProficiencyKatakana ProficiencyFurigana ProficiencyCharacter-Level AccuracyDocument AnnotationTranscription SkillsTaxonomy ApplicationHandwritten Content HandlingMulti-Column Document Navigation
Industry Keywords
InterpretationJournalismTranslationEditorial WorkDocument-Intensive WorkJapanese-Language DocumentsExam PapersVertical TextIllegible Source FlaggingHuman-Authored Annotations

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Open and check provided PDF tasks
  • Confirm pages are in Japanese, legible, contain real content, and show no personal details
  • Identify and bound every meaningful page region
  • Assign component types and reading-order indices
  • Link regions to associated figures or tables using parent component identifiers
  • Transcribe all text faithfully, including kanji, hiragana, katakana, furigana, and handwritten content
  • Flag illegible source regions
  • Capture language, document type, source, page dimensions, and table, formula, and handwriting flags
  • Review colleagues' annotation and transcription work as an experienced annotator
  • Produce human-authored structural annotations and transcriptions for AI training data

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Native Japanese speaker with full command of kanji, hiragana, katakana, furigana, and variant character forms
  • Professional experience in interpretation, journalism, transcription, translation, editorial work, or comparable document-intensive work
  • Character-level accuracy and attention to detail
  • Systematic application of a taxonomy across hundreds of pages
  • Comfort with vertical text, multi-column newspapers, exam papers, and handwritten forms
  • Ability to annotate and transcribe Japanese-language documents
  • Fluent Japanese language skills required
  • Independent contractor engagement
  • Must not require H1-B or STEM OPT sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Fully remote role
  • Flexible schedule / work on your own schedule
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
  • Competitive pay
  • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers
  • Opportunity to help shape the next generation of AI systems
  • Referral earnings of up to $140 per successful referral