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Mercor

PDF Annotation, Transcription Expert – Japanese

Mercor

. Open and check provided PDF-page tasks .

Posted 9/18/2026contractRemote • 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 Japanese language transcription and annotation, with a strong focus on character-level accuracy and attention to detail. Proficient in handling various document types, including vertical text and handwritten forms, while applying consistent taxonomies across extensive content.

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Native Japanese SpeakerProfessional Experience in TranscriptionCharacter-Level AccuracyAttention to DetailFluent in Japanese

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Hard Skills
TranscriptionAnnotationTranslationEditorial WorkDocument ReviewTaxonomy ApplicationText HandlingContent VerificationFurigana ProficiencyMulti-Column Document Processing
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailIndependent Work
Industry Keywords
Japanese LanguageDocument LayoutsVertical TextHandwritten FormsExam PapersJournalismInterpretation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Open and check provided PDF-page 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 indexes
  • Link regions to their associated figures or tables using parent component identifiers
  • Transcribe all text exactly as it appears, including Japanese scripts, furigana, and handwritten content
  • Flag illegible source regions
  • Capture language, document type, source, page dimensions, and table, formula, and handwriting flags
  • Review colleagues' annotation work end to end
  • 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 and katakana, including 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
  • Ability to apply a taxonomy consistently across hundreds of pages
  • Comfortable working with vertical text, multi-column newspapers, exam papers, and handwritten forms
  • Fluent Japanese required; all annotation and transcription work is performed in Japanese
  • Independent contractor status
  • Must be able to work with unfamiliar document layouts
  • H1-B and STEM OPT candidates are not supported

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 work with leading researchers
  • Opportunity to help shape the next generation of AI systems
  • Referral bonus of up to $140 per successful referral
  • Reasonable accommodations upon request