Freelance Journalist

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 : News Analyst, Reporter, Journalist

Type : Independent Contractor

Compensation : $75–$90 / hour

Location : Remote

Duration : 6 weeks

Commitment : 20–40 hours / week

Role Responsibilities

• Write tasks and scenarios reflecting real-world journalism and news reporting based on professional experience.
• Create realistic situations involving news gathering, source verification, investigative reporting, editorial decision-making, and deadline management.
• Develop scenarios for conducting interviews, fact-checking, writing breaking news, analyzing current events, handling ethical dilemmas, maintaining journalistic integrity, and editing content for publication.
• Review and evaluate AI responses to journalism queries for accuracy and professional standards.
• Provide detailed feedback on news reporting and journalism scenarios to improve AI training.
• Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance.

Qualifications

Must-Have

Preferred

Start Date

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Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

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Skills Required

Investigative Reporting, Writing, News Reporting