Jamaican Patois Analytic Linguist
About The Position
Metlang is seeking exceptional bilingual professionals to enhance their analytical and translation skills, providing a public service to the community by utilizing their bilingual abilities. Metlang, a veteran-owned provider, has been the nation's leading provider of interpretation, translation, and monitoring services to the United States Department of Justice nationwide since 1990. They employ experienced bilingual professionals with advanced or expert level foreign language fluency in over 100 languages and dialects. Jamaican Patois Analytic Linguists are responsible for monitoring, transcribing, translating, interpreting, and analyzing source material to assist law enforcement with investigations into narco-trafficking, counterfeiting, terrorism, fraud, and money laundering. Metlang offers rewarding project-based employment on-site, aiming to build long-term relationships with employees while providing outstanding benefits and competitive weekly pay.
Requirements
- Clear, concise, effective written and spoken communication skills in English and Jamaican Patois
- Ability to summarize and translate audio and text, including slang and colloquialisms, in a real time manner
- Demonstrate prior interpreting and/or translating experience in a professional or personal setting
- Adequately prioritize tasks while demonstrating attention to detail and organization skills
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, social media, text message terminology in English and Jamaican Patois
- Typing abilities to exceed 40 words per minute
- Capable of adapting well under pressure and functioning cohesively in a team environment
- Availability to work a rotating schedule
- Candidates must pass writing, reading, listening, and speaking language tests in English and Jamaican Patois or provide prior test results as required by contract
- Availability to work full time locally and travel outside your area for extended periods of time required for this position
- Applicants selected will be subject to a Government security background investigation and must meet eligibility and suitability requirements.
Responsibilities
- Monitor: To listen to or read foreign language communications, then subsequently type summaries into the English language.
- Transcribe: To render the spoken word of a language into the written form of the same language.
- Translate: To render the spoken or written word of one language into the written form of another language.
- Interpret: To translate orally either consecutively or simultaneously from source language to target language.
- Analyze: To examine methodically and in detail the constitution of information for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
Benefits
- $40 per hour
- major medical insurance (pending eligibility)
- 401k retirement account
- 1 hour of sick time for every 40 hours worked (or as per local requirements)
- up to 10 paid vacation days
- 11 paid federal holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
