JTG inc. Is Hiring A Chinese Analytical Linguists

Seeking Chinese Analytical Linguists (Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Fuzhounese, Fujian, Taishanese) 🌐

JTG is currently hiring skilled Chinese Analytical Linguists to support a federal law enforcement agency. If you're proficient in Chinese language variants and eager to contribute to national security efforts, this opportunity might be perfect for you!

Location & Work Environment 🏢

• In-person onsite work in offices nationwide, including:
  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Detroit
  • El Paso
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Louisville
  • Miami
  • New Orleans
  • Newark
  • New York
  • Omaha
  • Philadelphia
  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • San Juan
  • Seattle
  • St. Louis
  • Washington
• Status: Independent Contractor

Project Timeline 📅

• Initial periods of 30 days, with potential extensions of 60 to 90 days or more
• May require work during non-traditional hours, including nights and weekends when necessary

Key Responsibilities 🔍

• Monitoring: Listening to or reading intercepted foreign language communications, providing verbal summaries, and producing subsequent written or typed reports in English.
• Transcribing: Converting spoken language into written form in the same language, then saving digitally or in print.
• Translating: Rendering spoken or written words from one language to another, mainly from Chinese to English, ensuring tone and style are preserved.
• Interpreting: Providing oral translation either consecutively or simultaneously between languages.
• Validating: Reviewing and ensuring accuracy of translations or transcriptions performed by others.
• Summarizing: Creating concise, accurate synopses of intercepted communications, including speaker identities, locations, and relevant events.

Definitions & Concepts 📚

• Deconfliction Analysis: Checking for contact numbers or devices involved in investigations to avoid overlaps between separate cases.
• Voice Library: A collection of voice exemplars used for future voice comparison analyses.
• Source Data: The verbal or written material requiring linguistic services, derived from recordings or official documents.
• Minimization: Legal procedures limiting access to privileged communications, complying with court regulations.

Basic Qualifications ✅

• Must hold a Government Security Clearance
• Minimum of three years of translation experience or a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. institution in lieu of experience
• Ability to pass credit and criminal background checks
• Willingness to undergo random polygraph testing
• Computer proficiency with a minimum typing speed of 40 WPM
• Excellent command of English; capable of producing clear, concise oral and written reports
• Proficiency in both source language and English at ILR level 3 or higher
• Understanding slang and colloquial expressions and their accurate translation
• Experience with various storage media, including audio/video cassettes and digital formats

Additional Considerations ⚖️

Potential requirements include lifting or moving objects weighing up to 25 lbs.

This position reports directly to the Program Manager.