Mercor
Marketing SME - Brand Strategy
San Francisco, California, US
Role snapshot
Mercor is hiring a Marketing SME - Brand Strategy on a full-time basis. This is a role based in San Francisco, California, US.
- Company
- Mercor
- Location
- San Francisco, California, US
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 8+ years
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
Who this role suits
Experienced professionals who can lead projects, set direction and be accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Mercor publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Job Description
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: Marketing Specialist
Type: Contract
Compensation: $60–$80/hour
Location: Remote
Role Responsibilities
- Guide research and engineering teams to close knowledge gaps in brand strategy, growth marketing, and campaign-reasoning tasks.
- Design challenging, domain-relevant marketing tasks and write accurate, well-reasoned solutions grounded in real marketing practice.
- Evaluate AI model outputs against structured rubrics and provide clear, written feedback on correctness, judgment, and reasoning quality.
- Develop and refine evaluation guidelines and scoring rubrics specific to marketing tasks.
- Collaborate with other subject matter experts to ensure consistency and accuracy in training data.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- 8+ years of dedicated professional experience in marketing (e.g., brand strategy, growth marketing, performance marketing) at a recognized, top-tier organization (e.g., P&G, Unilever, Nike, Ogilvy, WPP, Omnicom, or equivalent).
- Prior hands-on experience evaluating LLM/AI model outputs against rubrics or structured scoring criteria.
- Demonstrable career progression (e.g., Marketing Manager → Senior Manager → Director/VP of Marketing).
- Ability to engage reliably for at least 35 hours/week during weekdays.
- Verbal and written communication skills, problem-solving skills, and interpersonal skills.
Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.