Linguists, Translators, and Language Specialists

Linguists, Translators, and Language Specialists Nationwide

JTG is currently seeking Linguists, Translators, and Language Specialists at Entry and Senior Level with proficiency in English and one or more other languages:

Arabic; Bosnian and Russian; Chinese; French and Arabic; German and Dutch; Hausa and Arabic; Korean; Pashto and Dari; Pashto, Dari and Urdu; Russian; Somali and Arabic; Spanish; Spanish, French, and Italian; Tagalog and Indonesian; Turkish and Kurdish

Location: Reston, VA

Responsibilities:

  • Monitor, collect, and condition (e.g. structure, categorize/code/tag, highlight, comment on) foreign open source information to include social media, radio, television, newspapers.
  • Transcribe, summarize, or gist information into English
  • Produce reports in English
  • Use and develop reference materials such as glossaries, style guides, and translation memories
  • Review the quality of other translators’ work

Basic Qualifications:

  • U.S citizenship
  • Proficiency in reading, listening, and comprehension of the source language with the ability to transcribe the foreign language, summarize, and gist
  • Able to pass translation performance test at ILR level 3 or higher
  • Fundamental knowledge and experience working with Microsoft Office suite and Internet tools
  • Human Language Technology (HLT) Skills including Computer Assisted Translation (CAT) and adaptive machine translation tools

Education: Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of relevant experience

Position reports to Program Manager

Founded in 1995, JTG is an Employee-Owned Company that is specialized in language services, training, and analytics. JTG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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