Political Analyst
Mercor
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Job Description
About Mercor
Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, Mercor boasts an impressive list of investors including Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.
Position: Political Analyst
This is a Contract position with compensation ranging from $30–$60/hour, requiring a commitment of 10–40 hours/week.
Role Responsibilities
- Author realistic politics-related prompts covering political systems, comparative politics, public policy, elections, governance structures, and political theory.
- Review and revise AI-generated responses for factual accuracy, contextual nuance, neutrality, and clarity.
- Write high-quality human-authored “gold” responses for complex political or policy-oriented questions.
- Create controlled prompt variations testing subtle differences in political context, institutional structure, historical period, or policy framing.
- Evaluate outputs across different tones (analytical, explanatory, neutral briefing-style) and instruction constraints.
- Identify model failure cases involving factual inaccuracies, oversimplification, partisan framing, or culturally inconsistent interpretations.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 2+ years of sustained, serious engagement with politics as a hobby or independent study pursuit.
- Active participation in political discourse within at least one of the following languages: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, German, Arabic, Thai, Tamil, or Hindi.
- Strong familiarity with political institutions, policy debates, and media ecosystems within your language and cultural context.
- Ability to articulate political analysis clearly, objectively, and with contextual depth in the target language.
- Strong written communication skills and thoughtful, balanced editorial judgment.
Application Process
The application process takes approximately 20–30 minutes to complete:
- Submit your resume or relevant writing samples.
- Complete a short form outlining your political background, areas of focus, and language proficiency.
Resources & Support
For more details on the interview process and platform information, visit: talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome. For any assistance, reach out to: support@mercor.com.
Mercor's team reviews applications daily. Ensure you complete your AI interview and application steps for consideration.
Key skills/competency
- Political Analysis
- Prompt Engineering
- AI Content Review
- Factual Accuracy
- Contextual Nuance
- Public Policy
- Comparative Politics
- Political Theory
- Linguistic Proficiency (e.g., Japanese, Spanish)
- Editorial Judgment
How to Get Hired at Mercor
- Research Mercor's mission: Understand their focus on connecting talent with leading AI research and their investor backing.
- Showcase deep political expertise: Emphasize your 2+ years of engagement in politics, policy, and global political systems.
- Highlight language proficiency: Detail your active participation in political discourse in one of the required languages.
- Prepare writing samples: Submit examples demonstrating clear, objective political analysis and editorial judgment.
- Tailor your application: Align your resume and form responses directly with prompt authoring and AI review responsibilities.
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