Spanish Linguist

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/or 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 bidirectional Spanish to English interpretation, translation, and transcription for high-level engagements and exchanges As needed, linguists may be asked to travel CONUS and OCONUS TDY opportunities to meet the office's requirements, as needed. Travel - Approximately 20% 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 Blogging while drawing upon linguistic/cultural expertise Quality Control and Editing of language products Monitoring published, online and broadcast media to identify relevant content Writing Reports Subject Matter Expertise in Counterterrorism, Cyber and Economics areas of focus