Writing Expert

Writing Expert

$75-$150 per hour
Hourly contract Remote
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Role Overview

Mercor is collaborating with leading AI labs to engage highly accomplished creative writers—playwrights, novelists, journalists, short story authors, essayists, and social media managers—for advanced AI training projects. Contributors will apply their literary expertise to improve AI systems' ability to generate nuanced, high-quality narrative content. This work emphasizes strong storytelling, stylistic precision, and editorial judgment informed by published and awarded experience. This is a project-based opportunity with flexible participation.
Key Responsibilities

Review and refine AI-generated content across plays, novels, short stories, articles, long form essays, tweets, podcasts, lectures, and late night
Evaluate outputs for literary quality, structure, tone, and thematic depth
Provide detailed editorial feedback to improve coherence and originality
Ideal Qualifications

10+ years of experience in creative writing, including playwriting, journalism, essays, novel writing, short fiction, and social media
For social media applicants, demonstrable and significant experience in running social media campaigns across platforms (particularly X/Twitter) is required
A substantial body of published work (e.g., novels, staged plays, or multiple short stories in recognized outlets)
Work featured in prestigious literary publications, journals, anthologies, or professional productions
Recipient of recognized literary awards, fellowships, or honors across any of the three disciplines
Exceptional command of narrative craft, including structure, voice, dialogue, and character development across formats
Strong ability to critique and refine written work with attention to style, coherence, and thematic depth
We consider all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provide reasonable accommodations upon request.
Contract and Payment Terms

You will be engaged as an independent contractor.
This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule.
Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance.
Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution.
Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered.
Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.
About Mercor

Mercor partners with leading AI labs and enterprises to train frontier models using human expertise. You will work on projects that focus on training and enhancing AI systems. You will be paid competitively, collaborate with leading researchers, and help shape the next generation of AI systems in your area of expertise.
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