News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
Listed pay: $70 to 110 / hr
What the posting lists, in US dollars an hour.
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Details from this posting, and how Mercor screens and pays.
- LocationRemote, United States
- Time20+ hours a week, as the posting states it
- LanguageEnglish
- ScreeningAssessments and an AI interview of about 20 minutes. See what to expect
- How Mercor paysWeekly, on Wednesdays, via Stripe. What Mercor does not say
- PayoutsMercor's website says it pays out over $4M a day (read 5 Oct 2026)
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Role details
About the Role
Mercor is hiring experienced News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists to help evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI systems. In this role, you'll evaluate AI-generated news content and workflows, leveraging your real-world expertise in reporting, news analysis, and editorial judgment across print and broadcast media.
Key Responsibilities
Evaluate AI-generated news stories, analyses, scripts, and other journalistic artifacts for quality and accuracy.
Compare AI-generated responses head-to-head based on reporting rigor, editorial soundness, and clarity of narration.
Review journalistic scenarios involving story selection, source evaluation, fact interpretation, and presentation choices and provide expert feedback.
Required Qualifications
4+ years of experience as a Reporter, News Reporter, News Anchor, Staff Writer, Journalist, or another closely related news or journalism role.
Experience writing, narrating, or analyzing news stories, reviews, or commentary for print, broadcast, or other communications media.
Ability to commit 20+ hours per week.
Strong written English communication skills.
Additional Information
Start date: Immediate
Duration: Approximately 4–6 weeks
Payment: task-based (payment upon first task approval). Experts who complete their first task within the required timeline will then be qualified to be paid hourly for the remainder of the project.
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What happens after you click
- The link opens this role on Mercor. Sign up and apply from there.
- Upload a resume, complete the assessments the role asks for and verify your work authorisation.
- An AI interview of about 20 minutes. The confirmation screen then shows the expected timeline for that role.
- If Mercor hires you, you are paid weekly, on the Wednesday after each work week, via Stripe. Mercor says first payouts are held for 7 days.
- The work is paid by the hour at $70–110 an hour as listed.
- Remote, but this posting limits it to United States.
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