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Instructional Designer - Fully Remote | Upto $65/hr Part-time

Mercor

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of professional experience in linguistics, instructional design, technical writing, or a related field.
  • Direct experience writing or refining guidelines/rubrics for human raters in a GenAI/RLHF context.
  • Ability to work across multiple domains (e.g., finance, retail, insurance, legal, sports) and translate domain-specific nuances.
  • Strong written communication skills to explain complex guidance clearly.

Responsibilities

  • Guide research and program teams to close the gap between ambiguous program requirements and rater-ready instructions across various domains.
  • Design clear, non-contradictory rating guidelines and rubrics for consistent application, including under edge cases.
  • Evaluate and revise draft guidelines for ambiguity, contradiction, and coverage gaps to ensure raters can apply them without escalation.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts and program leads to ensure consistency and accuracy across guideline sets.

Key facts

Hard skills

Linguistics Instructional Design Technical Writing Human Interface Guidelines Evaluation Strategy

Other skills

  • Writing
  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Mercor

Job Boards & Talent Marketplaces

Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge, experience, and context that can't be captured in code alone. Today, more than 30,000 experts in our network collectively earn over $2 million a day.

Company details

IndustryJob Boards & Talent Marketplaces
Company size51 - 200

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Job description

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: AI Rater Guidelines Writer (Linguist / Instructional Designer)
Type: Contract
Compensation: $45–$65/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

  • Guide research and program teams to close the gap between ambiguous program requirements and rater-ready instructions across various domains.
  • Design clear, non-contradictory rating guidelines and rubrics for consistent application, including under edge cases.
  • Evaluate and revise draft guidelines for ambiguity, contradiction, and coverage gaps to ensure raters can apply them without escalation.
  • Translate program specifications from domains such as finance, retail, insurance, legal, and sports into precise, discipline-specific rater instructions.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts and program leads to ensure consistency and accuracy across guideline sets.

Qualifications

Must-Have

  • 3+ years of professional experience in linguistics, instructional design, technical writing, or a related field.
  • Direct experience writing or refining guidelines/rubrics for human raters in a GenAI/RLHF context.
  • Ability to work across multiple domains (e.g., finance, retail, insurance, legal, sports) and translate domain-specific nuances.
  • Strong track record of resolving ambiguity and contradiction in written specifications.
  • Ability to engage reliably for at least 35 hours/week during weekdays.
  • Strong written communication skills to explain complex guidance clearly.

Resources & Support

  • For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
  • For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

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