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German Language Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $50/hr

mercor · Austria · back to the listing

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81/100

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48/100

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Translator

88% confident

What this role officially is

translator — ESCO, the EU occupation classification

Translators transcribe written documents from one or more languages to another ensuring that the message and nuances therein remain in the translated material. They translate material backed up by an understanding of it, which can include commercial and industrial documentation, personal documents, journalism, novels, creative writing, and scientific texts delivering the translations in any format.

Also known as: linguistic coordinator, sworn translator, scientific translator, financial translator, medical translator, video game translator

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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: German Language and Literature Expert (German)
Type:Contract
Compensation:$50/hour
Location:Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated German text across various use cases such as translation, summarization, dialogue, and grammar correction.

• Edit, refine, or rewrite German content to ensure it meets linguistic, cultural, and literary standards.

• Annotate German texts for grammatical, syntactic, semantic, and stylistic features to enhance model understanding.

• Identify model errors and linguistic shortcomings. Collaborate with AI researchers to improve LLM performance in German.

• Provide detailed literary and linguistic feedback to guide ongoing model training and evaluation efforts.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Native or near-native fluency in German, with excellent command of grammar, syntax, and stylistics.

• Professional experience in literary editing, copywriting, criticism, or NLP-related linguistic annotation in German.

• Strong understanding of literary complexity, tone, and genre-specific conventions, as well as regional language variations.

• Impeccable attention to detail and ability to identify subtle translation errors or unnatural phrasing.

• Strong written communication skills and experience working with remote, distributed teams.

Preferred

• Interest in AI, translation technologies, or LLM-driven language research.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume

• AI interview based on your resume

• Submit form

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Deterministic penalty applied to the HR score: 4 points (from 85 before penalties). Reviewed 21 Sep 2026.