News & Copy Editor
$70 to $75/hIndicative range provided by Mercor
Posted on October 15, 2026 · Applications until November 15, 2026
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The News and Copy Editor reviews AI generated news and copy against task briefs and writing guides, judges factual accuracy, and selects preferred samples. Candidates need desk or copy editing experience at a major news organization and the ability to catch factual slips on the first read.
Description in English, as published by Mercor.
What you’ll do: review paired AI-generated news/copy writing against the task brief and writing guide; judge for factual accuracy, hedging, and buried leads; select a preferred sample, write a one-line reason, apply tags; clear the calibration gate before live data.
Background: desk or copy editing experience at a major news organization; comfortable cutting copy to the point on deadline; catches a factual slip or buried lead on the first read.
Schedule: 5 hours/day, 5 business days for the pilot, ramping into an ongoing month-to-month engagement.
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