Spanish Analytic Linguist

Metlang • Gulfport, MS

276d • $36

About The Position

Metlang is seeking exceptional bilingual professionals looking to enhance their analytical and translation skills. Are you a people person? Are you looking to provide a much-needed public service to our community? Are you looking to put your bilingual skills to use while getting paid for your abilities and experience? Metlang is a veteran owned provider of interpretation, translation, and monitoring services to the law enforcement community nationwide. Since 1990, Metlang has been the nation's leading provider of interpretation, translation, and monitoring services to the United States Department of Justice nationwide. We employ experienced bilingual professionals with advanced or expert level foreign language fluency in over 100 languages and dialects. Spanish Analytic Linguists are responsible for monitoring, transcribing, translating, interpreting, and analyzing source material assisting law enforcement with their investigations into narco-trafficking, counterfeiting, terrorism, fraud and money laundering. Metlang offers rewarding project-based employment on-site. We take pride in building long-term relationships with our employees while providing outstanding benefits and competitive weekly pay.

Requirements

• Clear, concise, effective written and spoken communication skills in English and Spanish
• Ability to work in the office
• Availability to work a rotating schedule including evening and weekend working hours
• 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 Spanish
• Typing abilities to exceed 40 words per minute
• Capable of adapting well under pressure and functioning cohesively in a team environment
• Candidates must pass writing, reading, listening, and speaking language tests in English and Spanish or provide prior test results as required by contract
• Availability to work full time locally and travel outside your area for extended periods a plus

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

• $36.37 per hour
• Major medical insurance (pending eligibility)
• 401 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

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services