01 · The role
What you would do
- Rate English audiobooks read by an AI voice for how natural, accurate and pleasant the narration sounds
- Log errors in the synthetic speech, such as skipped, added or mispronounced words, misread numbers or abbreviations, odd phrasing or intonation, and audio glitches
- Tag each problem by type and pin down the passage where it happens, in the project's review tool
- Sum up the listening experience: what sounds right, and where the narration pulls a listener out of the book
02 · Requirements
What they ask for
- Native or near-native US or North American English
- A habit of listening to audiobooks often, with firm views on what makes a narration work
- Some detail-oriented review experience, such as annotation, labeling, transcription, proofreading or linguistics
- A patient ear that stays accurate through long listening sessions, and about 20 hours a week
Helpful, not required
- Earlier projects in AI training data, model evaluation, or audio or QA annotation
- Experience in language, editing, voice work or audio production
- Audio evaluation
- Text-to-speech
- Annotation
- US English
03 · Eligibility
Who can apply
Remote. The listing accepts applicants based anywhere, though it prefers people living where English is natively spoken and lists the United States as preferred. Mercor's own rules then apply: it can only onboard people in countries its payments support, which in October 2026 included Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and Egypt but not Kenya.
Some African countries
Open in some African countries only: check the listing for which. Mercor in Africa
Apply from where you live, as yourself. Using a VPN or someone else's identity to get around a country rule breaks these platforms' terms, and it is the quickest way to lose an account and any unpaid earnings.
04 · Applying
How to get in
You apply through Mercor's own process. The steps from sign-up to first paid task are on its profile.
- How AI interviews work at micro1 and Mercor: what the AI interview checks, and how to prepare.
- Getting paid from Africa: PayPal, Payoneer, Airtm, Wise and more. It covers which of Mercor's payout routes work where you live, and what they cost.
05 · Source
About this listing
We last confirmed this opening on Nov 1, 2026, and it was posted on Sep 14, 2026. Rates and hours come from the listing unless the note beside the rate says otherwise. Where the listing names no countries, the Africa status is our reading of it and of what is known of Mercor's country rules, set out on its profile, and never marks a role more open than they show. The listing itself has the final word.
The listing on work.mercor.com(opens in a new tab)