Chinese Linguists

SOS International LLC is seeking Chinese Linguists to support a US Government Client. Linguists will serve as subject matter experts, translating materials and documents into English, leveraging Chinese language and cultural expertise.

Location: Remote

Responsibilities

• Gist, summarize, and translate Chinese printed, electronic, or audio/visual material into clear, understandable, and idiomatically correct English.
• Leverage knowledge of culture, media, and language to answer Client questions.
• Adhere to Client style and translation standards to prepare all products.
• Efficiently leverage Client-specific tools and workflows.
• Ability to meet deadlines, including same day.

Requirements

• High School Diploma and three years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency at least 4/4+ (ILR) level in Chinese. Proficiency will be determined by standardized language exams which must be completed as part of the application process.
• Expertise related to country and surrounding regions where Chinese is spoken natively.
• Experience with open source research and support, product creation and dissemination, collection management and workflow support.
• Experience in open source social media collection, analysis, and exploitation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to engage collaboratively and effectively in a virtual environment within a diverse team.
• Strong time and task management skills.