Music Audio Expert - Thai

$18/hrrate as listed

Evaluate AI-generated music and lyrics in Thai for a leading AI lab, scoring outputs on musicality, prompt adherence, vocal quality, and mix quality. Work is part-time and remote, roughly 10+ hours per week for up to six months, with observed pay of $13.01–23.43/hr.

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What the work involves

You will listen to generative music model outputs and judge them against structured criteria. Most tasks are head-to-head comparisons: two samples generated from the same prompt, and you decide which is stronger on musicality, creativity, prompt adherence, vocal quality, and production/mix quality — then explain why in audio-engineering terms a mixing engineer would recognize. A second stream of work is annotation: tagging genre and sub-genre, marking song structure (intro, verse, pre-chorus, hook, bridge, outro), and describing vocal and instrumental characteristics using a fixed taxonomy.

Because this is the Thai-language seat, lyric evaluation carries real weight. You will be asked whether generated Thai lyrics scan naturally, whether tonal contour fights or supports the melody, whether register and idiom fit the stated genre, and whether the vocal model pronounces Thai convincingly rather than approximating it. Task instructions and rubrics are in English, so you need to operate comfortably in both languages.

What the platform screens for

Mercor runs a resume upload plus a roughly 25-minute AI-led conversational interview. The screen is looking for verifiable production or engineering history — three or more years as a producer, audio engineer, or mixer — alongside formal or demonstrable grounding in theory and performance. Expect follow-up questions that go a layer deeper than your first answer: naming specific releases, sessions, DAWs, signal chains, or Thai-language songs you wrote or engineered. Vague credentials tend not to survive the second question.

Logistics

Fully remote and largely asynchronous; you work through a task queue
Part-time, 10+ hours per week, immediate start, duration up to six months
Pay observed in the $13.01–23.43/hr range — rates vary by assessed depth and task type and are not guaranteed
Requires reliable headphones or monitors and a quiet listening environment

What they look for

3+ years as a music producer, audio engineer, or sound mixer
Native or near-native Thai plus strong working English
Experience writing lyrics or songs in Thai
Working command of music theory, song structure, and performance
Fluency with audio-engineering vocabulary for critiquing mix and vocal quality
Degree in music (performance, theory, or composition) preferred

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

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Are you a native or near-native speaker of both Thai and English?
Thai and English bilingual proficiency · required
Do you hold a college degree in music or a related field (e.g., audio engineering, music production) that involved study of performance, theory, and composition?
Music education · preferred
Have you worked as a music producer, audio engineer, sound mixer, or in a similar professional audio role for at least 3 years?
Professional music production experience · preferred
Have you written or co-written song lyrics or musical material in Thai?
Thai-language songwriting · required
Can you start work immediately and commit to 10+ hours per week for the next 6 months?
Immediate availability · required

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Interview prep — 11 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: Whether the candidate has actually *judged* music (not just made it), using structured criteria; ability to articulate what separates good from weak production/mix/creativity decisions.
A strong answer: A clear example showing hands-on evaluation experience (production work, mixing notes, A/B comparisons, feedback given to artists) with concrete language about *why* one choice worked better—specific reference to mixing, arrangement, vocal performance, or adherence to a brief.
Where people lose it: Conflating music-making with music evaluation: 'I produced five albums' is not the same as 'I assessed vocal takes against clarity and emotional impact criteria.' Vague praise ('it sounded great') instead of technical or structural reasoning.