Senior Linguist/Analyst - Russian - USA

Company: Sayres and Associates Corporation Location: Washington Department: Administration Employment Type: Full Time

The Senior Linguist/Analyst Will Be Responsible For The Following

  • Processing material or participating in situations requiring advanced capability to perform translation, transcription, and interpretation.
  • Translating a wide variety of complex texts containing difficult, idiomatic, scientific, and colloquial writing, capturing subtleties, nuance, tone, and register.
  • Producing text reflecting specific culture to analysis to argumentation, capturing socio-cultural elements in text.
  • Identifying and accurately summarizing pertinent factual information and abstract concepts, recognizing complex expressions such as colloquial text or technical terminology.
  • Triaging documents to isolate essential information.
  • Interpreting all levels of speech with a very high degree of accuracy.
  • Reviewing audio material and transcribing information from target language into English with a high degree of accuracy.
  • Reviewing another linguist's work for accuracy and quality of written expression.
  • Producing reports, memos, correspondence or audio on formal or specialized scientific or technical topics.
     

 

Education, Work Experience, Skills And Clearance Requirements Include

  • High School degree or GED equivalent and at least five years of work experience.
  • Near native proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking.
  • Ability to convey almost all subtleties, nuances, and expressions specific to a culture.
  • Ability to effectively interpret mode and register.
  • Excellent command of speech and comprehension in one or more dialects.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong MS Office experience.
  • Active Top Secret security clearance verifiable in JPAS.
  • At least four years of ILR Testing experience for translation or interpretation on interagency language roundtable.
     

Preferred

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree.

 

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