Korean Linguists

SOS International LLC; Los Angeles (CA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading linguistic services provider is seeking Korean Linguists to support a US Government Client. The role involves translating Korean materials into English, leveraging cultural expertise. Candidates should have a High School Diploma, relevant experience, and proficiency in Korean at a high level. The position allows for remote work and requires strong communication and time management skills.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma and three years of relevant experience required.
• Proficiency at 4/4+ (ILR) level in Korean, with standardized testing.
• Experience in open source research and analysis.
• Excellent collaboration skills in a virtual team environment.

Responsibilities

• Translate Korean materials into clear English.
• Answer Client questions using cultural expertise.
• Adhere to Client style and translation standards.
• Meet deadlines, including same-day requests.

Skills

Korean linguistic proficiency

Cultural knowledge

Written communication skills

Oral communication skills

Time management skills

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Teams

Excel

Word

Job description

Overview

This position is contingent upon award of contract. SOS International LLC (SOSi) is seeking Korean Linguists to support a US Government Client. Linguists will serve as subject matter experts and leverage Korean and their cultural expertise to translate materials and documents into English language products.

Essential Job Duties

• Gist, summarize, and translate Korean printed, electronic, or audio/visual material into clear, understandable, and idiomatically correct English.
• Leverage knowledge of culture, media, and language to answer Client questions.
• Adhere to Client style and translation standards to prepare all products.
• Efficiently leverage Client-specific tools and workflows.
• Ability to meet deadlines, including same day.

Minimum Requirements

• High School Diploma and three years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency at least 4/4+ (ILR) level in Korean. Proficiency will be determined by standardized language exams which must be completed as part of the application process.
• Expertise related to country and surrounding regions where Korean is spoken natively.
• Experience with open source research and support, product creation and dissemination, collection management and workflow support.
• Experience in open source social media collection, analysis, and exploitation.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Excel, and Word.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to engage collaboratively and effectively in a virtual environment within a diverse team.
• Strong time and task management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC).

Work Environment

• Remote.

Working at SOSi

All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against for any reason.

SOSi is an equal employment opportunity employer and affirmative action employer. All interested individuals will receive consideration and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or protected veteran status. SOSi takes affirmative action in support of its policy to advance diversity and inclusion of individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.