Senior Category Manager
Mercor
Contract
Software Development
Canada
Hiring from: Canada
Company Introduction
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.
Role Overview
Must-Have Qualifications
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.
Role Overview
- Position: Electronics Expert – Independent Contractor, Remote
- Flexible weekly commitment; short-term, project-based opportunity.
- Transform shopper briefs into clear product recommendations across various electronics categories.
- Evaluate products using shopper-relevant criteria such as real-world performance, platform/ecosystem fit, and ports/standards like USB-C/Thunderbolt, HDMI 2.1/eARC, Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, and Bluetooth codecs.
- Write concise, objective recommendations with links, specs, pros/cons, trade-offs, and target audience insights.
- Compare options across price tiers and retailers; provide good/better/best bundles and note availability/return policies.
- Check compatibility for devices like consoles and TVs, laptops and docks, and flag common pitfalls.
- Produce structured comparisons and brief buyer’s guides tailored to common use cases such as student laptops and travel cameras.
- Review and refine AI-suggested picks; correct mistakes, annotate gaps, and add missing context.
- Source from reputable, authorized retailers; avoid grey-market/counterfeit products.
Must-Have Qualifications
- Hands-on background in specialty retail or category roles (e.g., Best Buy, Micro Center, Crutchfield).
- Proven ability to translate specs into buyer decisions (e.g., OLED vs. Mini-LED, IPS vs. VA, DCI-P3 coverage).
- Comfortable cross-shopping multiple retailers and price tiers; fluent with linking, specs, and balanced pros/cons.
- Sound judgment on safety and compliance (power/voltage, battery/charger standards).
- Experience as a manufacturer product specialist (e.g., Apple, Samsung, Sony, Lenovo).
- Credible editorial/reviewer experience or serious enthusiast track records.
- $40–$80/hour (USD), based on expertise and depth of work.
- Payments issued weekly via Stripe Connect.
- Independent contractor classification; set your own hours.
- Remote and asynchronous work schedule.
- Submit your resume to get started.
- Complete a short 20-minute AI interview.
- Optional: one-question form to highlight your expertise (especially useful for serious enthusiasts without direct professional experience).
- Mercor will follow up with next steps based on project availability.
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: [email protected]
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