Job Information
Acclaim Technical Services Spanish Linguist (2024-0185) in Reston, Virginia
Acclaim Technical Services, founded in 2000, is a leading language and intelligence services company supporting a wide range of U.S. Federal agencies. We are an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company, which is uncommon within our business sector. We see this as a significant strength, and it shows: ATS is consistently ranked as a top workplace among DC area firms and continues to grow.
We are actively hiring a Spanish Linguist to join our team working in Reston, VA. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with translation, transcription, and interpretation services.
RESPONSIBILITIES
In this role, linguists will use native or near native reading and writing skills and cultural expertise.
Linguists to provide high-caliber Spanish to English and vice versa interpretation, translation, and transcription
Perform proofreading and quality control of final products
Provide Spanish conversational one-on-one support sessions as needed
Work independently, as wee as under supervison
Ability to work as part of at team and able to meet dealine on short-notice
Work flexible hours Monday - Friday during nobmal business hours between 0700 and 1800 or as needed depending on the workflow in order to complete deadlines
Occasionally may be required to work overtime, including weekends and holidays
As needed, linguists may be asked to travel CONUS and OCONUS TDY opportunities to meet the office’s requirements, as needed. Travel – Approximately 45%
REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
Bachelor’s degree desired
Interpretation between source and target languages
Translation into English and target language
Transcription into English and target language
Summarizing/Gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise
Terminology Management
PREFERRED SKILLS
Translation Related Services
Summarizing/Gisting, Triage, Quality Control and Editing of language products
Monitoring, and scanning, published, online and broadcast media to identify relevant content
Slection of key media items on regular coverage are listed with a focus on processing plans
Terminology Management vetting, and sharing word or phrase translations with context specific meaning, e.g., software, medical or military terminology
Subject Matter Expertise in Cyber Legal/Law, Military, Narcotics and Science and Technology are desired
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action
ATS 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. It is the policy of ATS not merely to refrain from employment discrimination as required by the various federal, state, and local enactments, but to take positive affirmative action to realize for women, people of color, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans full equal employment opportunity. We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.
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