Korean Linguistic Expert

About the Role

Mercor is recruiting Korean Linguistic Experts to support a sophisticated AI research initiative in collaboration with a premier laboratory. Your primary function will be to assess large language model performance on Korean-language benchmarks. By curating high-quality linguistic data, you will ensure that AI-generated content maintains high standards of accuracy, contextual relevance, and cultural sensitivity. This position is a significant opportunity to influence the trajectory of AI development by helping to harmonize machine-generated output with natural human communication through rigorous analysis and annotation.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate possesses native or near-native fluency in Korean, demonstrating an exceptional command over grammar, syntax, and stylistics.
• You must have professional experience in translation, editing, linguistic annotation, or NLP data work.
• A deep understanding of Korean regional variations, registers, and context-appropriate usage is essential.
• In addition to Korean proficiency, you must have professional fluency in English to facilitate effective collaboration.
• Strong attention to detail is required, as you must be able to spot subtle errors or unnatural phrasing.
• While not required, an interest in AI and LLM-driven technologies is highly preferred.
• Finally, you should possess clear communication skills and demonstrate success in working within distributed or remote team environments.

Responsibilities

• As a Linguistic Expert, your primary responsibility is to evaluate the quality and accuracy of LLM-generated Korean text across diverse use cases such as translation, summarization, dialogue creation, and grammar correction.
• You will edit, refine, and rewrite content to ensure it meets strict linguistic and cultural standards.
• Furthermore, you will be tasked with annotating Korean text for its grammatical, syntactic, and semantic features.
• You will proactively identify model errors and language gaps, providing detailed linguistic feedback and analysis to AI researchers to guide and improve ongoing model training efforts.

Benefits & Perks

• You will have the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI research alongside a leading research lab, working on high-impact projects that directly shape the development of advanced artificial intelligence.
• This role provides hands-on exposure to state-of-the-art research and development, allowing you to work in a fast-moving environment where your professional judgment makes a tangible difference.