Meridial (Invisible)Coding & software eval
Sound Engineering Specialist - Freelance AI Trainer Project
up to $65/hr
About this role, in Meridial (Invisible)'s words
Are you a sound engineering expert eager to shape the future of AI? Large‑scale language models are evolving from clever chatbots into powerful tools for audio innovation. With high‑quality training data, tomorrow’s AI can assist engineers in designing studio systems, optimizing acoustics, and solving real-world production challenges at scale. That training data begins with you—we need your expertise to help power the next generation of AI.
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Are you a sound engineering expert eager to shape the future of AI? Large‑scale language models are evolving from clever chatbots into powerful tools for audio innovation. With high‑quality training data, tomorrow’s AI can assist engineers in designing studio systems, optimizing acoustics, and solving real-world production challenges at scale. That training data begins with you—we need your expertise to help power the next generation of AI.
We’re looking for sound engineering specialists who live and breathe live sound reinforcement, microphone technique, signal flow, acoustics, mixing consoles, audio interfaces, and sound system calibration. You’ll challenge advanced language models on topics like gain staging, PA tuning, time alignment, routing and patching, impedance matching, analog-to-digital conversion, and broadcast audio standards—documenting every failure mode so we can harden model reasoning.
On a typical day, you will converse with the model on complex audio system design and troubleshooting scenarios, validate engineering accuracy, identify gaps in signal-chain logic, and recommend improvements to prompt structures and model evaluation methods.
A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Sound Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Electrical Engineering (with audio specialization), or a related field is ideal; hands-on experience with live sound rigs, studio installations, broadcast setups, or touring productions signals strong fit. Familiarity with tools like Dante Controller, Smaart, QLab, and mixing consoles from Yamaha, Avid, or Allen & Heath is a plus. Clear, structured communication—“showing your signal path”—is essential.
Ready to turn your sound engineering expertise into the backbone of tomorrow’s AI? Apply today and help shape the tools that will power the next generation of audio technology.
We offer a pay range of $8-to- $65 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating your experience, expertise, and geographic location. Final offer amounts may vary from the pay range listed above. As a contractor you’ll supply a secure computer and high‑speed internet; company‑sponsored benefits such as health insurance and PTO do not apply.
Job title: Sound Engineering Specialist – AI Trainer Employment type: Contract Workplace type: Remote Seniority level: Mid‑Senior Level
Working with Meridial (Invisible)Pay, getting started and work, from Meridial (Invisible)'s own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Earnings are processed every two weeks. Meridial says all time on projects is paid, with no platform cut. meridial.ai/faq, meridial.ai/become-an-expert
- Before your first paid task
- A profile, a brief confirmation step, then a signed Statement of Work once you are matched. Its postings say the exact rate is set after it evaluates your experience, expertise and location. meridial.ai/faq, job-boards.greenhouse.io/agency/jobs/4784908101
- How much work
- No guarantee of immediate work: Meridial reaches out when a project needs your domain, and your profile stays active until then. meridial.ai/faq
- Contract
- Independent contractor, not an employee of Meridial or Invisible Technologies. meridial.ai/faq
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
How does the pay compare?Across Coding & software eval roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from Meridial (Invisible)'s posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Coding & software eval
Across 393 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 14 platforms, the middle half pays $65 to $120 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $95. This role's top rate, $65, is in the middle half. Of the 141 distinct rates we count, 33 are lower and 102 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 137 | $50 to $400 · median $100 |
| micro1 | 46 | $35 to $350 · median $110 |
| Handshake AI | 43 | $47 to $125 · median $80 |
| Mercor | 33 | $60 to $200 · median $105 |
| Meridial (Invisible) (this platform) | 33 | $22 to $150 · median $60 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 19 Aug 2026, and still on Meridial (Invisible)'s list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- Posted by Meridial (Invisible)
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 4629928101
Pay as the source states it: “pay range of $8-to- $65 per hour”.
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