Basketball Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $70/hr Hourly
Mercor · United States
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- Hybrid
- Part-time
- $124,800 / year
- United States
Job highlights
- Evaluate AI-generated basketball commentary and analysis.
- Provide crucial feedback to enhance AI accuracy.
- Assess game flow, player performance, and strategies.
- Collaborate with developers on AI basketball reasoning.
- Utilize deep basketball knowledge in a remote role.
About the role
About Mercor
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: Basketball Expert
This is a contract position with compensation ranging from $45–$70/hour, offered on a fully remote basis.
Role Responsibilities
- Evaluate basketball games and review AI-generated play-by-play commentary and post-game analysis.
- Score the accuracy, insight, and entertainment value of AI sports coverage.
- Assess the AI's understanding of player performance, game flow, and strategic decisions.
- Detect factual mistakes, poor interpretations, or stylistic inconsistencies in AI outputs.
- Provide clear written feedback on strengths, weaknesses, and improvement opportunities.
- Collaborate with analysts and developers to enhance the AI's basketball-specific reasoning and realism.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- Basketball Expertise: Deep understanding of the game through playing, coaching, commentating, or passionate fandom.
- Analytical Thinking: Ability to evaluate basketball strategies, narratives, and statistical insights.
- Communication Skills: Strong written English and ability to clearly articulate nuanced basketball insights.
- Tech Readiness: Comfortable using online evaluation tools and dashboards.
Application Process
The application process takes approximately 20–30 minutes to complete:
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
Key Skills/Competency
- Basketball knowledge
- AI analysis review
- Sports commentary evaluation
- Strategic decision assessment
- Factual error detection
- Written communication
- Analytical reasoning
- Player performance insights
- Game flow understanding
- Online evaluation tools
Skills & topics
- Basketball Expert
- basketball
- AI review
- play-by-play
- post-game analysis
- accuracy scoring
- factual error detection
- strategic decisions
- written feedback
- collaboration
- analytical thinking
- online evaluation tools
- dashboards
- AI outputs
- machine learning
- natural language processing
How to get hired
- Research Mercor's mission: Understand their focus on connecting elite talent with AI research.
- Tailor your resume: Highlight basketball expertise, analytical skills, and AI exposure for the Basketball Expert role.
- Ace the AI interview: Prepare for questions assessing your basketball knowledge and analytical thought process.
- Showcase deep understanding: Articulate nuanced basketball insights in written communication and feedback.
- Emphasize remote readiness: Demonstrate comfort with online tools and self-directed work for Mercor.
Technical preparation
Review basketball strategies deeply.,Understand AI commentary generation.,Practice evaluating game narratives.,Familiarize with online feedback tools.
Behavioral questions
Describe your basketball passion.,How do you give constructive feedback?,Share an analytical thought process.,Explain collaborating remotely effectively.
Frequently asked questions
- What does a Basketball Expert at Mercor specifically do?
- A Basketball Expert at Mercor evaluates AI-generated basketball commentary and post-game analysis, scoring its accuracy, insight, and entertainment value. This involves detecting factual errors, poor interpretations, and stylistic inconsistencies, then providing detailed written feedback to improve the AI's understanding of player performance, game flow, and strategic decisions.
- What qualifications are essential for the Basketball Expert position at Mercor?
- Essential qualifications for this Mercor role include deep basketball expertise (from playing, coaching, or passionate fandom), strong analytical thinking to evaluate strategies and statistical insights, excellent written English communication skills for feedback, and comfort with online evaluation tools and dashboards.
- Is the Basketball Expert role at Mercor fully remote?
- Yes, the Basketball Expert position at Mercor is a fully remote contract opportunity, allowing you to work from anywhere. The compensation is hourly, ranging from $45–$70 per hour.
- How long does the application process for the Mercor Basketball Expert role take?
- The entire application process for the Mercor Basketball Expert role is estimated to take between 20–30 minutes. It involves uploading your resume, completing an AI interview based on your resume, and submitting an online form.
- What kind of feedback will I provide to the AI as a Basketball Expert?
- As a Basketball Expert, you will provide clear written feedback identifying strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement in AI outputs. This includes pinpointing factual mistakes, misinterpretations of game events, or inconsistencies in the AI's stylistic presentation of commentary.
- How does Mercor support its contractors like the Basketball Expert?
- Mercor provides resources and support through a dedicated talent documentation portal (talent.docs.mercor.com) for interview process details and platform information. For any direct assistance, support can be reached via email at support@mercor.com.