Multilingual Video Games 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 DAngelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey.

Position: Video Games Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $20–$40/hour

Commitment: 10–40 hours/week

Role Responsibilities

• Author realistic video game prompts spanning gameplay mechanics, genre analysis, strategy optimization, narrative design, game balance, and industry trends.
• Review and revise AI-generated responses for factual accuracy, mechanical correctness, contextual nuance, and clarity.
• Write high-quality human-authored “gold” responses for complex strategy, lore analysis, or design-related questions.
• Create controlled prompt variations that test subtle differences in platform constraints, rule systems, player skill levels, competitive formats, or regional releases.
• Evaluate outputs across different tones (analytical, instructional, review-style, competitive) and instruction constraints.
• Identify model failure cases involving incorrect mechanics, outdated patch information, misinterpretation of lore, or culturally inconsistent gaming knowledge.
  
  

• 2+ years of sustained, serious engagement with video games as a hobby or analytical pursuit.
• Active participation in gaming discourse within at least one of the following languages: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, German, Arabic, Thai, Tamil, or Hindi.
• Strong familiarity with major game genres, mechanics systems, esports ecosystems, and regional gaming cultures within your language context.
• Ability to clearly articulate gameplay mechanics, strategic reasoning, and narrative analysis in the target language.
• Strong written communication skills and thoughtful editorial judgment.
  
  

• Submit your resume, portfolio, or relevant gaming-related work to get started.
• Complete a short form outlining your gaming background, areas of focus, and language proficiency.
• We aim to follow up within a few days with next steps.
  
  

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