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 apply their literary expertise to improve AI systems' ability to generate nuanced, high-quality narrative content (emphasizing strong storytelling, stylistic precision, and editorial judgment informed by published and awarded experience). Project-based, 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 formats
• Evaluate outputs for literary quality, structure, tone, and thematic depth
• Provide detailed editorial feedback to improve coherence and originality
Ideal qualifications:
• 10+ years experience in creative writing — playwriting, journalism, essays, novel writing, short fiction, and social media
• For social media applicants: demonstrable and significant experience running social media campaigns across platforms (particularly X/Twitter) required
• Substantial body of published work (novels, staged plays, 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
• Exceptional command of narrative craft (structure, voice, dialogue, character development)
• Strong ability to critique and refine written work
Compensation: $75–$150/hour. Apply via the Mercor job listing.