Japanese Transcription Expert - Fully Remote | Up to $31/hr

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: PDF Annotation & Transcription Experts – Japanese
Type: Contract
Compensation: $31/hour
Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate pages provided for annotation, ensuring they are in Japanese, legible, and contain real content without personal details.
• Annotate structure by identifying and bounding regions such as document titles, sections, tables, and figures, assigning each a component type and reading-order index.
• Record relationships by linking regions to their parent components, such as figures or tables.
• Transcribe text exactly as it appears, including kanji, hiragana, katakana, and handwritten content, flagging illegible regions.
• Capture page metadata, including language, document type, source, page dimensions, and flags for tables, formulas, and handwriting.
• Review a colleague's work as a second Japanese expert, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Native fluency in Japanese, including full command of kanji, hiragana, and katakana.
• Professional experience in interpretation, journalism, transcription, translation, or editorial work.
• Exact character-level accuracy.
• Systematic application of taxonomy across pages.
• Comfort with unfamiliar layouts, such as vertical text and multi-column formats.

Preferred

• Experience with AI training data annotation, labeling, or bilingual evaluation.
• Skills in transcription and localization, including MTPE and OCR correction.
• Expertise in document production, typesetting, and proofreading.
• Knowledge of script and encoding, including Unicode normalization and Japanese input methods.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.