Chinese Linguist (2024-0186)

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 Chinese 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/or interpretation services.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• The linguist will specialize in the translation of highly complex technical information in the Chinese-langauge that can span over a number of topics.
• The linguist requiurs polished skills in core linguistic functions and linguistic services.
• The linguist core functions of translation, transcription, and interpretation are key deliverables.
• Work will be performed during ordinary hours (e.g., 7-6) in an ordinary work week (Monday-Friday).
• Local travel/POV will be on an as-needed basis within the WMA

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Must possess an active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• Bachelor's degree desired
• Translation into English
• Collection from published, online and broadcast media
• Content Management
• Scanning
• Selection
• Summarizing/Gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise
• Translation Related Services
• Writing reports

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Collection from published, online and broadcast media
• Content Management
• Quality Control of language products
• Writing Reports
• Subject Matter Expertise in Counterproliferation, Cyber, Economics, Geospatial, Military, and Science and Technology areas of focus

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.