PDF Annotation, Transcription Expert – Japanese
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Job Description
Japanese PDF annotation and transcription expert creating human-authored training data for Mercor’s document AI projects. Mapping document structure and transcribing Japanese text character by character.
Responsibilities:
- Open and check assigned PDF pages for Japanese language, legibility, real content and absence of personal details
- Identify and bound every meaningful document region
- Assign component types and reading-order indexes
- Link regions to their associated figures or tables using parent component identifiers
- Transcribe all text faithfully, including Japanese scripts, furigana and handwritten content
- Flag illegible source regions
- Capture language, document type, source, page dimensions and table, formula and handwriting flags
- Review colleagues' annotation work end to end as an experienced annotator
Requirements:
- Native Japanese speaker with full command of kanji, hiragana, katakana, furigana and variant character forms
- Professional experience in interpretation, journalism, transcription, translation, editorial work, or comparable document-intensive work
- Character-level accuracy and attention to detail
- Systematic application of a taxonomy across hundreds of pages
- Comfort with vertical text, multi-column newspapers, exam papers and handwritten forms
- Fluent Japanese language skills required
- Independent contractor status
- Unable to support H1-B or STEM OPT candidates at this time
Benefits:
- Fully remote role
- Flexible schedule; work can be completed on your own schedule
- Weekly payments via Stripe or Wise
- Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded early depending on needs and performance
- Opportunity to work on projects with leading AI labs and enterprises
- Competitive compensation
- Referral rewards of up to $140 per successful referral, with no limit on referrals (restrictions may apply)
- Reasonable accommodations upon request



