News Analyst – Editorial Expert

Job overview

The News Analyst – Editorial Expert is a remote role with a stated compensation range of $70–$110 per hour, a 4–6 week duration, and a commitment of 20+ hours per week. Mercor connects creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The role applies journalism expertise to evaluate AI-generated news content and responses for accuracy, reporting rigor, editorial soundness, and clarity. Expert feedback on journalistic scenarios is intended to improve AI model performance.

What you'll do

• Evaluate AI-generated news stories, analyses, scripts, and other journalistic artifacts for quality and accuracy
• compare AI-generated responses for reporting rigor, editorial soundness, and clarity
• review story selection, source evaluation, fact interpretation, and presentation scenarios
• provide expert feedback independently and asynchronously while meeting deadlines.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

news analyst

editorial expert

journalism

news reporting

ai content evaluation

fact accuracy

remote

$70–$110/hr

20+ hours/week

4–6 weeks

mercor

asynchronous work

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

Remote project lasting 4–6 weeks; payment is task-based initially, with hourly payment for the remainder after the first task is approved and completed within the required timeline.

About the employer

Mercor is hiring for this role. Industry: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Sector: 54.