Linguist

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 ResponsibilitiesDuties/Responsibilities

Linguists will primarily translate and transcribe foreign-language text and audio into English.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

Skills, Knowledge And ExpertiseEducation And Experience

• 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
  
  

Required Skills/Abilities

• 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
  
  

Desired Skills/Abilities

• 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
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.