Vietnamese Freelance Interpreters – On-Site, VRI & OPI

Premier Inn Hotels LLC (UAE); Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Piedmont Global is expanding its network of freelance interpreters to support high-quality consecutive and simultaneous interpretation across on-site OSI, video remote VRI, and over-the-phone OPI settings.

These are 1099 independent contractor positions. Assignments may be on-site, via VRI, or over the phone, depending on client needs and language requirements.

Qualifications

• At least two years interpreting experience, paid or volunteer.
• Two relevant professional references or one reference + one letter of recommendation.
• Native-level proficiency in English and another language.
• Certification as a medical interpreter from a 40-hour program for medical settings.

Responsibilities

• Interpret for a wide range of individuals with diverse voices and accents.
• Provide accurate interpretations without additions or omissions.
• Interpret questions, statements, and explanations across languages.
• Provide sight translation of documents as needed.
• Convey speaker meaning and tone faithfully between languages.
• Identify factors that may affect interpretation quality and communicate them.
• Adhere to professional ethics and confidentiality requirements.

Skills

Consecutive interpretation

Simultaneous interpretation

English proficiency

Professional ethics

Confidentiality

Education

Medical interpreter certification (40-hour)

University degree in Interpretation

Job description

Vietnamese Freelance Interpreters – On-Site, VRI & OPI

Arlington, United States | Posted on 10/06/2026

Piedmont Global is a Strategic Globalization Organization (SGO) helping organizations communicate with intelligence, operate with cultural fluency, and connect effectively across communities and markets. We are expanding our network of professional interpreters to support high-quality consecutive and simultaneous interpretation across on-site (OSI), video remote(VRI), and over-the-phone (OPI) settings.

These are 1099 Independent Contractor positions. Assignments may take place on-site, via video remote interpreting (VRI), or over the phone (OPI), depending on our customers’ specific needs.

Interpreter Functions

• Serve as an interpreter for a wide range of individuals with diverse voices, accents, speaking styles, tempos, and personalities.
  
• Provide clear, accurate, and complete interpretations of verbal communication without additions, omissions, or alterations.
  
• Interpret questions, answers, statements, arguments, explanations, and other forms of verbal communication.
  
• Provide sight translation of documents and other written materials, as needed.
  
• Accurately convey the speaker’s thoughts, intent, meaning, emotions, and tone from the source language into the target language, and vice versa.
  
• Communicate any factors that may hinder or affect the quality of interpretation services.
  
• Adhere to all applicable professional ethics, standards, and confidentiality requirements.
  

Requirements

• Hold a valid driver’s license, or any government-issued valid form of identification.
• Access to a laptop or desktop computer with 4GB (RAM) memory or higher and broadband (high-speed internet connection).
• Access to a mobile phone as a back-up device.
• Access to a headset that connects to the computer/ phone using a cable (not a wireless headset).
• A quiet workspace/home office with no distractions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least two (2) years of interpreting experience, paid or as a volunteer
• Two (2) relevant professional references that can vouch for the candidate’s work as an interpreter OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation
• Native-level proficiency in English and the other languages.

Medical Interpreter MINIMUM qualifications (medical settings):

• Certification as a medical interpreter from a 40-hour program or equivalent, specifically for medical interpreting (i.e., CHIT Community Healthcare Interpreter Training)
• At least two (2) years of interpreting experience, professionally paid or as a volunteer, in a healthcare setting
• Two (2) relevant professional references that can vouch for the candidate’s work as an interpreter OR one (1) relevant professional reference and one (1) relevant professional letter of recommendation.

Desired but not required:

• University degree in Interpretation
• Certificate of professional interpreter training (at least 40 hours of training).

If available, interpreters should provide proof of:

• Test results from other organizations (testing centers, other LSPs, etc.).

As an independent language professional with Piedmont Global, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Be considered for assignments that align with your language, location, qualifications, and availability.
• Access both on-site and remote interpreting opportunities as client needs arise.
• Build experience supporting a variety of organizations and communities.
• Become part of an established language network supporting 200+ languages and regional dialects.

Ready to Connect With Us?

• If available, we also encourage you to provide relevant interpreting certifications, training certificates, diplomas, or language assessment results.