PDF Annotation, Transcription Expert – Japanese

Mercor

. Open and check Japanese PDF annotation tasks for legibility, real content and absence of personal details .

Posted 9/15/2026contractRemote • JapanMid-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 materials.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Native Japanese SpeakerFluent Japanese Language SkillsProfessional Experience in TranscriptionAttention to DetailAbility to Work Independently

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Hard Skills

Japanese PDF AnnotationText Transcription in Japanese ScriptCharacter-Level AccuracyDocument Metadata CaptureAnnotation of Page Regions

Soft Skills

Strong Attention to DetailAbility to Review Colleagues' Work

Industry Keywords

InterpretationJournalismTranslationEditorial WorkDocument AI Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Open and check Japanese PDF annotation tasks for legibility, real content and absence of personal details
Annotate and bound meaningful page regions, assign component types and reading-order indexes
Record relationships between regions and their associated figures or tables
Transcribe all text faithfully in Japanese script, including handwritten content, furigana and variant characters
Flag illegible source regions
Capture language, document type, source, page dimensions, and table/formula/handwriting metadata
Review colleagues’ work end to end as a second Japanese expert when experienced
Work with published Japanese documents to create training data for document AI systems

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 strong attention to detail
Ability to apply a taxonomy consistently across hundreds of pages
Comfort working with vertical text, multi-column newspapers, exam papers and handwritten forms
Fluent Japanese language skills required
Must be able to work as an independent contractor
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
Opportunity to work on AI training projects with leading AI labs and enterprises
Competitive pay
Referral opportunity: earn up to $140 for each successful referral