Chinese Linguist

We are seeking a highly skilled Chinese Linguist to support a government agency and our office with translation, transcription, and/or interpretation services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate and transcribe foreign-language text and audio into English

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree desired
• Preference given to higher clearances, but all candidates with any level of clearance may be considered
• Ability to interpret between source and target language
• Translation into both English and target language
• Transcription into English
• All candidates must pass the English test with a score of 80% or above
• All candidates must be able to pass required language testing

Preferred Skills:

• Collection from published, online, and broadcast media
• Monitoring published, online, and broadcast media while identifying relevant content
• Summarizing/Gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise
• Translation Related Services (TRS)
• Blogging while drawing upon linguistic/cultural expertise
• Subject Matter Expertise in areas of Counterterrorism, Cyber, and Sponsor Operations
• Understanding of various dialects/jargon is a plus
• Ability to type in one of the required languages, and in real-time, via social media, text message, email, and other fora
• Ability to engage in casual, informal written or verbal conversation with native speakers

Acclaim Technical Services is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by federal, state, or local law.