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Mercor

Sonic Audit Specialist, German

Mercor

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

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

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates native or near-native proficiency in German, with strong English reading and writing skills. Capable of applying disciplined rubrics and careful listening to accurately assess audio transcriptions and identify errors.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Native Or Near-Native German ProficiencyStrong English Reading And WritingTranscription ExperienceLinguistic Annotation ExperienceCareful Listening Skills

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Hard Skills
Error Code ApplicationAudio SegmentationTranscription VerificationSpeech Recording ReviewJudgment Rationale Writing
Soft Skills
Attention To DetailDiscipline
Tools & Technologies
Audio Editing ToolsWaveform Tools
Industry Keywords
AI Data AnnotationLocalizationQuality AssurancePhoneticsLinguistics

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Audit AI training data in German rather than produce it
  • Review human or agent speech recordings against annotator transcriptions
  • Apply fixed error codes and assign pass or fail verdicts
  • Write a short rationale for every judgment
  • Verify word-level audio segment timestamps against actual word boundaries
  • Verify reference transcriptions match spoken forms
  • Correct boundaries, split or merge segments, add missing segments, and remove segments containing no word
  • Tag every applicable error code
  • Identify critical errors first so failure reasons are clear
  • Complete a short calibration phase before production work

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Native or near-native command of German as spoken in Germany
  • Born and raised in a region where German and this variety is dominant, or fully fluent with five or more years of residence in such a region
  • Strong English reading and writing
  • Disciplined rubric application
  • Careful listening skills
  • Ability to distinguish similar sounds and identify word boundaries in continuous speech
  • 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: a phonetics or linguistics background
  • Helpful but not required: experience with audio editing or waveform tools
  • Must be able to work as an independent contractor
  • H1-B or 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
  • Reasonable accommodations upon request
  • Referral opportunity earning up to $170 per successful referral
  • Opportunity to collaborate with leading researchers and work on frontier AI projects