PDF Annotation, Transcription Expert – Japanese

Mercor

. Open and check assigned PDF tasks .

Posted 9/22/2026contractRemote • Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $34 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates native Japanese fluency with expertise in kanji, hiragana, and katakana, ensuring character-level accuracy in transcription and annotation tasks. Capable of applying a consistent taxonomy across various document types, including handwritten forms and multi-column layouts.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Native Japanese SpeakerCharacter-Level AccuracyDocument TranscriptionAttention to DetailExperience in Editorial Work

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Hard Skills

TranscriptionAnnotationTranslationInterpretationDocument Review

Soft Skills

Attention to DetailIndependent Work

Industry Keywords

Japanese FluencyFuriganaVertical TextMulti-Column NewspapersHandwritten Forms

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Open and check assigned 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 related figures or tables using parent component identifiers
Transcribe all text exactly as shown, including Japanese scripts, furigana and handwritten content
Flag illegible regions
Capture language, document type, source, page dimensions and table, formula and handwriting flags
Review colleagues' work end to end as an experienced annotator

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
Japanese fluency is required; all annotation and transcription work is performed in Japanese
Ability 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 real published Japanese documents and AI training projects
Competitive pay
Collaborate with leading researchers
Reasonable accommodations upon request
Referral payments of up to $140 for successful referrals