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About the Role
Mercor is hiring experienced News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists to help evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI systems. In this role, you'll evaluate AI-generated news content and workflows, leveraging your real-world expertise in reporting, news analysis, and editorial judgment across print and broadcast media.
What You'll Do
Evaluate AI-generated news stories, analyses, scripts, and other journalistic artifacts for quality and accuracy.
Compare AI-generated responses head-to-head based on reporting rigor, editorial soundness, and clarity of narration.
Review journalistic scenarios involving story selection, source evaluation, fact interpretation, and presentation choices and provide expert feedback.
You're a Good Fit If You
4+ years of experience as a Reporter, News Reporter, News Anchor, Staff Writer, Journalist, or another closely related news or journalism role.
Experience writing, narrating, or analyzing news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media.
Independent contractor engagement. Apply via the link below - Mercor handles onboarding and pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.
Common Questions
Mercor has a reliability rating of very reliable based on the listings we track, with an onboarding time of 1-3 weeks (interview + assessment + trial). See our full Mercor review for the details behind that rating.
Applying takes you to Mercor's own website, where the application is completed. We are not a recruiter or employer and do not process applications directly - we may be recorded as the referring source.
$70-$110/h - Independent contractor engagement. Apply via the link below - Mercor handles onboarding and pays weekly via Stripe or Wise.
Evaluate AI-generated news stories, analyses, scripts, and other journalistic artifacts for quality and accuracy. Compare AI-generated responses head-to-head based on reporting rigor, editorial soundness, and clarity of narration. Review journalistic scenarios involving story selection, source evaluation, fact interpretation, and presentation choices and provide expert feedback.
