Malayalam Document Expert - Fully Remote | Upto $12/hr

Mercor · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Experience0–1 yrs
  • SalaryDisclosed
  • Work moderemote
  • Levelfresher
  • Posted18 Sept 2026
Apply for this job

About Mercor

Mercor is hiring in Mumbai Metropolitan Region in technology software. This role looks for around 0+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Malayalam
  • document annotation
  • transcription
  • translation
  • localization
  • regional-language data review
  • Unicode normalization

The role

A Malayalam document annotation specialist for an AI research marketplace sources and annotates multilingual PDFs, transcribes Malayalam script, and reviews regional-language data annotation for precise document understanding. The work also applies Unicode normalization and OCR correction across complex layouts.

Full job description

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: $13/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

Source documents: find publicly accessible Malayalam PDFs with multimodal elements and record their sources.Annotate structure: identify and bound every meaningful region of the page and assign component types and reading-order indices.Record relationships: link each region to its parent component through an identifier.Transcribe faithfully: reproduce all text exactly as it appears in Malayalam script, flagging illegible regions.Capture page metadata: document language, type, source, dimensions, and flags for tables, formulas, and handwriting.Review a colleague's work: experienced annotators review tasks end to end.

Qualifications

Must-Have

Native Malayalam speaker with full command of the script.Experience in annotation, transcription, translation, localization, or regional-language data review.Exact character-level accuracy.Systematic application of taxonomy across pages.Comfort with unfamiliar layouts like multi-column newspapers and handwritten forms.

Preferred

Experience with regional-language AI data annotation, labeling, or bilingual evaluation.Skills in transcription and localization, such as MTPE, subtitling, or OCR correction.Document production experience: typesetting, copy-editing, or proofreading.Knowledge of script and encoding: Unicode normalization, input methods, numeral-form, and character-form accuracy.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

Upload resumeAI interview based on your resumeSubmit form

Resources & Support

For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcomeFor any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com

PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.