China Subject Matter Expert Intern

Two Six Technologies

20d • $20 - $25 • Remote

About The Position

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future. At Two Six Technologies, we strive to solve problems collaboratively, innovate and respond to feedback, and include, thank, celebrate, and be kind to our team members. As a China Subject Matter Expert (SME) intern on our team, you will be surrounded by and expected to embody these values, working on your own and with your team to find creative solutions and tackle challenging problems with cutting-edge technology. We're looking for someone to join the Digital Advantage team as we decipher adversaries’ information operations to support US government clients. This role specifically will decode the Chinese government’s manipulation of the global information space, and we are looking for an intern to join our team of China subject matter experts (SMEs) to help us curate and analyze signal-rich data to extract actionable insights about Chinese government IO campaigns.

Requirements

• Professional fluency in Mandarin required (level comparable to HSK V, TOCFL 5, or DLPT/ILR 3).
• Experience living, working, and/or studying in China or Taiwan.
• Deep knowledge of Chinese culture, including modern history, and society, and social media landscape.
• Knowledge of international relations and/or the Asia-Pacific region (China in particular).
• Demonstrated initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Great organization, attention to detail, ability to work within and meet deadlines.
• Proficiency in office technology, including Google Drive, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, Slack, and video call software.
• All applicants must meet the requirements to hold a US security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Strong writing skills, especially with crafting concise, data-oriented reports.
• Coding skills and experience with process automation, such as familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, SQL).

Responsibilities

• Use our internal data tool suite to identify trends and anomalous events.
• Work with our data scientists to “label” data and improve our capacity to turn curated, open-source data collection into actionable insights.
• Maintain, augment, and analyze our current data feeds, involving research of both Mandarin- and English-language content.
• Identify and explore new online data sources in English and Mandarin.

Benefits

• Paid internship ($25/hour, up to 20 hours/week)
• Opportunity to use China expertise as a core function of work.
• Experience working on a team of intelligent, innovative, collaborative experts on regions around the world, as well as interacting with operators, data scientists, and engineers across the broader team.
• Exposure to helping US Government clients answer complex, high-stakes questions.
• Latitude to develop data analysis or other technical skills on the job and through external training.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed