Malayalam Annotation & Transcription Expert

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 – Malayalam
Type: Contract
Compensation: $10–$11/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
Evaluate and confirm the legibility and content of provided Malayalam PDF pages. Ensure no personal details are present.
Annotate structure by identifying and bounding every meaningful region. Assign component types and reading-order indices.
Record relationships between regions and their parent components, such as figures or tables.
Transcribe text exactly as it appears in Malayalam script, including handwritten content. Flag any illegible regions.
Capture page metadata, including language, document type, and flags for tables, formulas, and handwriting.
Review a colleague's work as a second Malayalam expert to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Qualifications
Must-Have
Native Malayalam speaker with full command of the script.
Experience in document annotation, transcription, or related fields.
High level of accuracy with character-level precision.
Systematic approach to applying taxonomies consistently.
Comfort with unfamiliar layouts, such as multi-column newspapers and handwritten forms.
Preferred
Experience with regional-language AI data annotation and labeling.
Skills in transcription and localization, including MTPE and OCR correction.
Background in document production, such as typesetting and proofreading.
Knowledge of script and encoding, including Unicode normalization.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
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