Bilingual Italian Language Specialist

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: Bilingual Italian Generalist Evaluator Expert
Type: Contract
Compensation: $25–$30/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: 2–4 months
Commitment: 20+ hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author Italian/English prompt-golden answer pairs to train and evaluate advanced language models.
• Create detailed prompts in Italian and/or English, ensuring natural phrasing and real-world relevance for Italian-speaking users in Switzerland and Italy contexts.
• Establish high-level expectations for correct responses and develop comprehensive rubrics that account for linguistic nuance, tone, and cultural conventions specific to these regions.
• Run prompts through models and assess preliminary outputs for accuracy, fluency, and cultural fit in Italian, comparing results against English where needed.
• Collaborate in QA review processes to ensure prompt tasks and rubrics meet rigor, maintaining consistency and reliability across Italian-language benchmarks.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• Native-level fluency in Italian (written), specific to Switzerland or Italy usage, with strong reading/writing ability in English.
• Must be native to Switzerland or Italy and have lived in or spent significant time in-country , with deep cultural and linguistic familiarity.
• BS or BA from a reputable institution (completed or in progress).
• Strong writing and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Significant familiarity with ChatGPT or similar tools for personal decision-making, hobbies, or general interests.
• Based in Switzerland or Italy (or able to reliably produce Switzerland- or Italy-specific, culturally accurate Italian).

Preferred

• Experience in teaching, research, editing, or academic writing.
• Experience creating evaluation criteria, rubrics, or grading guidelines.
• Familiarity with LLMs , prompting, or model evaluation.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Complete an AI-led interview (about 15 minutes).
• If approved, complete a paid assessment focused on writing and rubric creation.
• Then, if selected, you will be invited to work on the project.

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