Pollen is seeking expert listeners for paid research

Do you consider yourself a critical listener? We are looking for expert listeners (people with extremely acute hearing and audio perception skills) to participate in a series of ongoing, well paid research opportunities starting in May 2022. If you listen to hi-fi audio, write, produce, or engineer music and audio, or if you have an interest in high quality audio experiences, this may be a good fit for you.

Applicants must be willing to travel to our office in Emeryville for 1-2 research appointments per month (roughly 2 hours each) where we will ask you to listen to various audio samples and answer surveys. These appointments will pay between $60-$80/hour and are typically held during regular business hours, M-F.

In order to join the expert research panel, qualified applicants will be invited to undergo a paid training period in which we will coach you on how to listen to and identify various audio attributes. This will take place in our Emeryville office over three half-days in May (roughly 10-12 hours in total) and will pay between $600-$700 upon completion.

This research is set to begin in June and will continue monthly for the foreseeable future.

To get started, please contact us using the form below and be sure to mention that you are interested in joining our expert listener research panel.

Please note - After submitting this form, you will be redirected to a short screening questionnaire on Google Forms. Please answer the questions to the best of your ability, and feel free to contact us with any questions at studies@pollenmusicgroup.com.