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Music and Audio experts

$150 - $160 per hour
Part-time

Turing

Evaluate AI-generated audio by identifying instruments in audio clips.

About Turing:

Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises deploying advanced AI systems. Turing supports customers in two ways: first, by accelerating frontier research with high-quality data, advanced training pipelines, plus top AI researchers who specialize in coding, reasoning, STEM, multilinguality, multimodality, and agents; and second, by applying that expertise to help enterprises transform AI from proof of concept into proprietary intelligence with systems that perform reliably, deliver measurable impact, and drive lasting results on the P&L.

Role Overview:

We’re looking for music professionals with formal music education and hands-on experience in performance, production, or audio engineering to help evaluate and improve AI-generated audio data.

Project Snapshot

  • Flexible hours across a 2-day project window
  • Earn up to ~$150–$160 with a full push across both days
  • ~15-minute qualifying test before onboarding
  • Fully remote | Paid in USD
  • Possible extension for strong performers

What You’ll Do

  • Listen to short audio clips and:
  • Identify the instrument family (Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Percussion, Keyboard, etc.)
  • Identify the specific instrument you hear
  • Use provided audio references to guide your decisions
  • Follow clear annotation guidelines and deliver consistent, accurate work

Who We’re Looking For

  • Bachelor’s degree in Music or a related field
  • 3+ years of relevant experience in music performance, production, audio engineering, or similar work
  • A trained ear and strong ability to recognize instruments by sound
  • Strong English communication skills
  • Comfortable with focused, repetitive listening tasks and independent remote work
  • Bonus: Experience with transcription, remixing, music information retrieval, or AI/data annotation.

Why Join?

Work remotely on a fast-moving AI audio project, get paid in USD, and potentially continue onto additional work based on performance and project needs.

Interested? Complete the short ~15-minute qualifying assessment to get started.

Skills: Sound and Audio

Vacancy posted 7 days ago
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