Media Analyst (2026-0189)

Acclaim Technical Services; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 190,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Acclaim Technical Services in Northern Virginia seeks a Senior Media Analyst with TS/SCI and polygraph to join our Intelligence Division. The Consultant will leverage open source and proprietary data to support program evaluation and operations for a US client.

This multi-year project offers the chance to design cutting-edge data research, lead data collection and analysis, and present findings to middle and senior management.

Qualifications

• Must have TS/SCI with polygraph clearance.
• Experience with regular expressions and Python, Linux basics, Sigma, ION, Analyst Notebook, data manipulation, and basic social network analysis.
• NLP capabilities include text preprocessing, information extraction, NER, normalization, summarization, multilingual computing, or ontology management.
• Experience in maintaining a custom language model and leading qualitative research and program evaluation.
• Ability to develop presentations and briefings for middle and senior management and deliver data visuals.

Responsibilities

• Find unique ways to leverage open source and proprietary data for operational support and client program evaluation.
• Lead data research design, collection, and analysis for a client in the US Intelligence Community.
• Develop presentations and provide briefings to middle and senior management.
• Deliver visual representations of data using charts and graphs.
• Analyze information and identify implications for policy, processes, communications and training on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Skills

TS/SCI with poly

Regex & Python

NLP tasks

Custom language model

Qualitative research

Presentations to mgmt

Data visualization

MOP/E familiarity

Social network basics

Tools

Python

Linux basics

Sigma

ION

Analyst Notebook

Job description

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 Media Analyst, Senior with TS/SCI clearance and polygraph to join our Intelligence Division working in Northern Virginia. The Consultant will be responsible for finding unique ways to leverage open source and proprietary data for operational support and our customer's program evaluation activities. This is a multi-year project with growing potential, in which the Consultant will have the opportunity to demonstrate intellectual agility by exploring and leading cutting-edge data research design, data collection, and data analysis for a client in the US Intelligence Community, all centered around media analysis.

Required Skills And Demonstrated Experience

• TS/SCI with poly required
• Working with regular expressions and developing solutions with Python, Linux basics, Sigma, ION, Analyst Notebook, Data Manipulation, and basic Social Network Analysis
• Natural Language Processing (NLP) in one or more of the following: text preprocessing and cleaning for downstream NLP tasks, information extraction, Named Entity Recognition (NER), identity matching, text normalization, automatic summarization, NLP evaluation, machine translation, machine transliteration, document exploitation pipelines, multilingual computing, ontology management, or computational lexicography
• Experience in:
  • Maintaining and managing a custom language model
  • Leading qualitative research and program evaluation activities
  • Developing presentations and provide briefings to middle and senior management
  • Delivering visual representation of data using charts and graphs
  • Analyzing information and identifying implications for policy, processes, communications and trainingon a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
• Familiarity with Measures of Performance and Measures of Effectiveness (MOP/E)
• The salary range for this position is $190,000-$240,000 depending on experience

SALARY TRANSPARANCY

There are many factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employee owners value the flexibility at ATS that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, career growth, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad mix of exceptional benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.

At ATS, you will be eligible to participate in a comprehensive benefits package such as healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more at Employee Resources

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) STATEMENT

ATS is committed to a program of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, age, religion/creed, hairstyles and hair textures, handicap/disability, genetic information/history, military/veteran status, or any other characteristic or condition protected by applicable law.

We support the employment and advancement in employment of individuals with disabilities and of protected veterans, and we treat qualified individuals without discrimination on the basis of their physical or mental disability or veteran status.