Innodata India is hiring: Music Annotator or Evaluator in New York

Job Title:

Music Annotator (Music Theory / Composition) AI Project
Employment Type:

Contract / Project-based
Work Mode:

Remote
About the Role

We are hiring trained musicians to annotate music audio for an AI training project. You will listen closely to tracks and write detailed, musician-to-musician descriptions of form, harmony, rhythm, arrangement, and production. General music interest or genre familiarity is not enough. This role needs formal training in theory or composition, plus hands-on production experience.
Required Qualifications

Master’s or PhD in Music, with a focus on composition or music theory
Certification or diploma in the music industry (mandatory)
At least 1 year of hands-on music production experience
Strong music theory knowledge and the ability to write fine-grained descriptions
Must pass resume screening and project quality checks
Key Skills (Verified During Screening)

Form:

Identify musical form and section function by ear, including song sections and neutral forms
Instrumentation and arrangement:

Identify instruments, playing techniques, and arrangement roles (groove, bass line, pad, lead, counter-melody, fills), plus instrumental and vocal entries and exits
Harmony:

Analyze harmony by ear, including chord progressions, chord names, pedal points, cadences, key changes, and modulations
Harmonic roles:

Analyze the role of each instrument (e.g., violin carrying the main motif in rapid staccato)
Rhythm and tempo:

Identify groove, meter or feel, drum patterns, syncopation, half-time/double-time relationships, tempo changes, and the natural tapping tempo
Melody and dynamics:

Describe melody, hooks, contour, repetition, call and response, vocal style, dynamics, texture, builds, drops, crescendos, layering, and density changes
Production techniques:

Recognize reverb, delay, distortion, filtering, sidechain effects, stereo image, and lo-fi vs. polished treatment
Transitions:

Recognize fills, risers, stops, cuts, fades, hard edits, starts, endings, and movement into the next section
Communication:

Write clear, precise descriptions of what is happening in an arrangement

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