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: PDF Annotation & Transcription Experts – Odiya

Type: Contract

Compensation: $10–$11/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

- Evaluate and confirm the legibility and content of provided Odiya pages before annotation.
- Annotate structure by identifying and bounding every meaningful region, assigning component types and reading-order indices.
- Record relationships by linking regions to their parent components like figures or tables.
- Transcribe text faithfully in Odiya script, including handwritten content, and flag illegible regions.
- Capture page metadata including language, document type, and flags for tables, formulas, and handwriting.
- Review and provide feedback on a colleague's work to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Qualifications

Must-Have

- Native fluency in Odiya with full command of the script.
- Experience in annotation, transcription, translation, localization,



or proofreading.
- High attention to detail with character-level accuracy.
- Systematic approach to applying taxonomy across documents.
- Comfort with unfamiliar layouts like multi-column newspapers and handwritten forms.

Preferred

- Experience in regional-language AI data annotation or bilingual evaluation.
- Skills in transcription, localization, or OCR correction.
- Background in document production such as typesetting or proofreading.
- Knowledge of script and encoding, including Unicode normalization.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins 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
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this prospect.

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