Spanish Linguistic Expert

$40/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: Worldwide
Field: Languages

Evaluate, annotate, and refine Spanish-language model outputs across translation, summarization, dialogue, and grammar tasks. The work calls for native or near-native Spanish, professional English, and experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or Spanish NLP data.

What the work involves

You will review Spanish text generated by a large language model, identify grammatical, syntactic, semantic, stylistic, and cultural problems, and explain why they matter. Day-to-day tasks may include comparing translations, checking summaries, refining dialogue, correcting grammar, annotating linguistic features, rewriting unnatural content, and documenting recurring model failures for AI researchers.

What Mercor screens for

The screening is likely to focus on verifiable Spanish-language work, command of regional variation and register, and the ability to make defensible judgments when more than one phrasing is acceptable. Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and professional fluency in English are sought. Professional experience in Spanish translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work is also expected. Interest in AI and LLM-driven language technologies is preferred but not required.

Practical details

The project is designed for distributed, remote collaboration. The listing does not specify whether work is fully asynchronous, the expected weekly commitment, or project duration, so candidates should be ready to state their actual availability and clarify scheduling expectations during screening.

Pay band: $40/hr

What they look for

Native or near-native fluency in Spanish
Professional fluency in English
Professional Spanish translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data experience
Advanced command of Spanish grammar, syntax, semantics, and stylistics
Knowledge of Spanish regional variation, register, and context-appropriate usage
Ability to diagnose model errors and provide detailed linguistic feedback

Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 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: This tests whether your relevant experience is verifiable through a defined client or project context, concrete responsibilities, volume, quality process, and deliverable.
A strong answer: Choose one project and identify the content type, Spanish variety, your exact role, tools or guidelines used, approximate scale, and how quality was checked. Distinguish your own contribution from the work of reviewers or teammates.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by listing broad job titles or clients without explaining what Spanish text they personally handled or how their work was evaluated.

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