Remote | English Songwriter & Lyricist (US/UK/Australia) — $30–$55/hour

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced English-language music professionals with backgrounds in songwriting, lyric writing, composition, performance, or music journalism.

This role focuses on evaluating generated music and lyrics across a wide range of contemporary genres. Selected experts will assess lyrical quality, creativity, originality, linguistic naturalness, and alignment with detailed project criteria, applying professional knowledge of English-language music, songwriting conventions, slang, and regional expression.

Key Responsibilities

Lyrics Evaluation

• Review English-language lyrics for overall quality, creativity, coherence, and originality
• Assess whether lyrics sound natural and professionally written
• Evaluate word choice, phrasing, idiomatic language, slang, and regional expressions
• Identify awkward, generic, repetitive, or stylistically inconsistent writing
• Apply professional lyrical judgement across different genres and creative styles

Originality & Similarity Review

• Compare generated lyrics with published songs to identify meaningful similarities
• Assess whether phrases, structures, themes, or lyrical patterns appear overly derivative
• Distinguish common songwriting conventions from potentially significant similarities
• Evaluate originality within the context of contemporary music
• Document relevant observations clearly and consistently

Prompt & Creative Alignment

• Assess how effectively lyrics follow the requested theme, style, mood, or creative direction
• Review adherence to specific lyrical or musical instructions
• Evaluate consistency between intended genre and creative execution
• Identify deviations from requested tone, subject matter, structure, or format
• Assess whether creative choices feel intentional and musically appropriate

Language & Regional Expression

• Evaluate natural English usage across relevant regional contexts
• Assess slang, colloquial phrasing, cultural references, and idiomatic expression
• Identify wording that sounds unnatural or inappropriate for the intended audience
• Evaluate whether regional language is used credibly and consistently
• Apply cultural and linguistic judgement beyond literal grammatical correctness

Music & Genre Context

• Apply broad knowledge of contemporary genres, sub-genres, and artists
• Evaluate lyrics within their intended musical and cultural context
• Assess whether stylistic conventions are used effectively
• Identify genre mismatches or implausible creative choices
• Recognise contemporary songwriting trends and conventions

Comparative Quality Assessment

• Compare alternative lyrical or musical outputs against detailed quality standards
• Evaluate differences in creativity, originality, naturalness, and prompt adherence
• Distinguish substantive quality issues from subjective stylistic preferences
• Apply evaluation criteria consistently across assignments
• Provide clear reasoning for scoring and preference decisions

Structured Feedback

• Produce concise written assessments of reviewed material
• Clearly identify strengths, weaknesses, and specific quality issues
• Support evaluations with concrete observations from the content
• Follow detailed project instructions and evaluation standards
• Maintain consistency and attention to detail across repeated reviews

Ideal Profile

• Professional experience as a songwriter, lyricist, composer, performer, music journalist, or closely related music professional
• Strong command of written and spoken English
• Strong understanding of natural word choice, idiomatic language, slang, and regional expression
• Broad familiarity with contemporary music genres, sub-genres, and artists
• Ability to evaluate lyrical creativity, originality, and stylistic quality
• Headphones or studio monitors suitable for critical listening
• Formal training in music performance, theory, or composition is advantageous
• Credited or published songwriting work is highly valued
• Strong written communication and ability to provide precise, structured feedback

Engagement Details

• Part-time independent contractor engagement
• Fully remote
• Flexible commitment, with many contributors working approximately 20 hours per week
• No stated maximum weekly-hour limit
• Immediate start
• Project duration of up to approximately 6 months
• Compensation: $30–$55/hour
• Compensation may transition from hourly to task-based during the project while maintaining an equivalent effective hourly rate
• Work includes evaluation of English-language music and lyrics, originality review, comparative assessment, and structured written feedback
• Application may include a domain-expertise interview
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
• Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, artist, or other third party
• H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

By submitting this application, you acknowledge that your information may be processed by 24-MAG LLC for recruitment and opportunity matching in accordance with our Privacy Policy: https://www.24-mag.com/privacy-policy.