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Mercor

Sonic Audit Specialist, French

Mercor

. Audit AI training data in French rather than produce it .

Posted 10/13/2026contractRemote • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $42 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates native or near-native proficiency in French and strong English skills, with a focus on meticulous transcription auditing and error analysis. Capable of applying detailed rubrics and providing clear feedback based on linguistic accuracy and audio quality.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Native French ProficiencyTranscription Auditing ExperienceError Analysis SkillsAttention to DetailStrong English Writing

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Hard Skills
Multilingual Transcription AuditsError Code ApplicationForced Alignment AuditsAudio Quality AssessmentLinguistic AnnotationQA ExperienceIdentifying Word BoundariesAcoustic Ambiguity DistinctionDetailed Rulebook ReadingFeedback Writing
Soft Skills
Disciplined ApplicationCareful Listening
Tools & Technologies
Audio Editing ToolsWaveform Tools
Industry Keywords
AI Training DataLocalizationSubtitlingPhoneticsLinguistics

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Audit AI training data in French rather than produce it
  • Perform Multilingual Transcription Audits by listening to speech recordings and checking annotator transcriptions
  • Apply error codes, assign pass or fail verdicts, and write short rationales
  • Perform Forced Alignment Audits by verifying word-level segment timestamps and reference transcriptions
  • Correct inaccurate boundaries, split or merge segments, add missing segments, and remove segments containing no word
  • Apply every applicable error code and explain why each task passed or failed
  • Call out critical errors first in failure rationales
  • Complete a short calibration phase before production work begins
  • Work on Amazon Sonic audit collections supporting AI training and enhancement projects

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Native or near-native command of French as spoken in France
  • Born and raised in a region where French and this variety is dominant, or fully fluent with five or more years of residence in such a region
  • Strong English reading and writing
  • Ability to read a detailed rulebook and write clear feedback in English
  • Disciplined application of written rubrics across hundreds of judgments
  • Careful listening and ability to distinguish similar sounds
  • Ability to identify word boundaries in continuous speech
  • Ability to distinguish genuine acoustic ambiguity from clear annotator error
  • Prior transcription, subtitling, localization, linguistic annotation, or QA experience is a strong signal
  • Helpful but not required: prior AI data annotation or model evaluation work
  • Helpful but not required: phonetics or linguistics background
  • Helpful but not required: experience with audio editing or waveform tools
  • Independent contractor engagement
  • Unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Fully remote role
  • Work on your own schedule
  • Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
  • Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise based on services rendered
  • Competitive pay
  • Collaborate with leading researchers
  • Referral payments of up to $170 per successful referral, subject to referral limits
  • Reasonable accommodations upon request