English Language Specialist – AI Training

Put your command of English to work training frontier AI
iMerit, an EXL Company, is hiring English Language Specialists to bring precise, native-quality language judgment to multimodal AI systems — the ones combining text, image, video, and audio — used by some of the world's leading AI labs. This is advanced work: you'll compare subtle differences between AI outputs, catch errors a less careful eye would miss, and write and annotate nuanced content in video and image. Your ear for language and eye for detail matter more than speed.
What you'll actually be doing
Compare and evaluate subtle differences between AI-generated images and outputs
Catch and document errors in image outputs or annotations
Annotate objects, actions, and inferred intent in video content
Write clear, precise annotations in fluent, publication-quality English
Work from detailed guidelines (often 20+ pages) with strict formatting and content rules
Incorporate reviewer/QA feedback to continuously sharpen accuracy
Tasks can run 4+ hours and require sustained focus. You'll sometimes work directly on customer platforms, where the quality bar is very high.
This role is a strong fit if you
Write fluent, polished English with excellent grammar, style, and an editor's eye for nuance
Have 1+ year of experience in editing, technical writing, translation, journalism, data annotation, or similarly language-driven, detail-precise work
Are comfortable following long, sometimes ambiguous guidelines — and making sound judgment calls within them
Have any prior exposure to AI/ML annotation or evaluation work (a plus, not required)
Genuinely enjoy deep-focus, detail-heavy problem-solving — this isn't a "half-attention" gig
Growth path
Reviewer and QA roles are filled from within, based on performance. We regularly promote people already working on our projects.
Why it matters
Your judgment directly shapes how safely and reliably these AI systems perform in the real world. This is hands-on experience on live AI development work with organizations at the frontier of the field.
Location: United States or Canada (Remote)
Pay: $35/hour — 1099 contract
Hours: Flexible, 10–40 hrs/week

Work arrangement
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