Linguist (TS/SCI with Poly)
Department: Federal
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: McLean, VA
Description
ORBIS is seeking a Linguist to join our team. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with translation, transcription, and/or interpretation services.
Key Responsibilities
Linguists will primarily translate and transcribe foreign-language text and audio into English.
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
• Bachelor’s degree desired
• Preference given to higher clearances. However, all candidates with any level of clearance, including those with no clearance but who are deemed eligible, may be considered
• US Citizenship
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Experience with interpretation between source and target language
• Experience translating into both English and target language
• Experience transcribing into English
• Ability to give/receive constructive feedback on translation reviews
• Ability to type no less than 45wpm in English and in the target language
• Must have cultural knowledge and be knowledgeable in current events for their area of expertise
• All candidates must pass the English test with a score of 80% or above
• All candidates must be able to pass required language testing
• Experience collecting information from published, online and broadcast media
• Experience monitoring published, online and broadcast media while identifying relevant content
• Experience summarizing/gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise
• Translation Related Services (TRS)
• Experience Blogging while drawing upon linguistic/cultural expertise
• Subject Matter Expertise in areas of Counterterrorism, Cyber and Sponsor Operations
• Each linguist is expected to have expertise in a variety of topics ranging from technical to political; an understanding of a variety of dialects/jargon is a plus
• Preference will be given to candidates who are able to type in one of the required languages, and in real-time, via social media, text message, email, and other fora, and therefore should be familiar with current web-based communication technologies
• Preference will also be given to candidates whose skills allow them to engage in casual, informal written or verbal conversation with native speakers
Location: McLean, VA
Posted: Nov. 13, 2024, 11:45 p.m.
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