Generalist Evaluator Expert

Generalist Evaluator Expert (Remote, US/Canada)

Talent Wall is seeking detail-oriented writing experts to contribute to a high-impact AI research project with a leading lab (Mercor). As a Generalist Evaluator Expert, you will be responsible for authoring prompt–golden answer pairs that train and evaluate advanced language models. This is a short-term, flexible opportunity ideal for professionals with strong academic backgrounds and a knack for instructional clarity, who enjoy distilling complex concepts into well-crafted text.

Job Details

• Design and Optimize Prompts: Create detailed prompts with multiple constraints and instructions.
• Define and Document Evaluation Standards: Establish high-level expectations for correct responses in general consumer contexts, and develop comprehensive rubrics.
• Conduct Model Testing and Grading: Run prompts through models and assess preliminary outputs against expectations.
• Support Benchmarking and Quality Assurance: Collaborate in QA review processes to ensure prompt tasks and rubrics meet rigor, maintaining consistency and reliability before integration into official benchmarks.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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.
• US or Canada based.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in teaching or research.

Application & Onboarding Process

• Complete an AI-led interview, taking around 15 minutes.
• Complete a 45-minute written assessment focusing on writing rubrics.
• If selected, you will be invited to work on the project.

More Details About This Role

• Expect to contribute at least 20 hours per week.
• Expect a commitment of around 2 months.
• You’ll be working in a structured project environment with clear goals and tools.
• Talent Wall considers all qualified applicants without regard to legally protected characteristics and provides reasonable accommodations upon request.

Contract and Payment Terms

You will be engaged as an independent contractor. This is a fully remote role that can be completed on your own schedule. Projects can be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance. Your work at Mercor will not involve access to confidential or proprietary information from any employer, client, or institution. Payments are weekly on Stripe or Wise based on services rendered. Please note: We are unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time.

Key skills/competency

• AI Research
• Prompt Engineering
• Content Creation
• Model Evaluation
• Rubric Design
• Quality Assurance
• Critical Thinking
• Instructional Design
• Technical Writing
• Language Models