Music and Audio Expert

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.

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 roughly $150-$160 with a full push across both days.
• Around 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, and so on).
• 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. A referral bonus of $50 is offered on this posting.

Next Step

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