Music Expert (Music Teacher / Musician)

What You'll Do6

• Listen to 30–90 second field recordings through quality headphones in a quiet space and produce structured annotations covering instrument identification, tempo, key, and timestamps for background events such as traffic, applause, or sirens.
• Record scene details in a project-specific web platform, keeping musical and environmental observations clear and precise.
• Compare pairs of recordings of the same song captured in different locations, noting consistent and varying musical or contextual elements.
• Evaluate AI model-generated descriptions of musical clips, mark accuracy, and write concise feedback backed by evidence.
• Attend a short paid onboarding/calibration session and join brief weekly online syncs to stay aligned on project standards.
• Sustain high annotation quality across repetitive, detail-oriented tasks using dropdown menus, structured notes, and timestamps.

Requirements5

• 3+ years of hands-on music or audio experience as a musician, teacher, producer, session player, or similar.
• Exceptional analytical listening skills, with the ability to isolate instruments and events from complex real-world audio mixes.
• Proficiency in identifying musical key and tempo (within a few BPM) using relative pitch and reference tools as needed.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills for precise annotation and collaborative feedback.
• Reliable access to high-quality headphones, a quiet workspace, and stable internet connectivity.

Preferred Qualifications2

• Formal conservatory training or a degree in music theory or instrumental performance.
• Experience with audio annotation, music transcription, or sound analysis.

Who Should Apply

Musicians, music teachers, producers, or session players with 3+ years of hands-on experience and sharp analytical listening skills. You can identify key and tempo by ear and have a quiet workspace with quality headphones. Formal music training is a plus, but not required.

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