Job Description

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are a committed team of dedicated former military and civilian professionals who believe in providing ethical and quality services to Government customers. Our leadership team is composed primarily of Veterans who are now serving in a corporate environment rather than in uniform. Our customer's missions become our own and we are committed to working as a team to achieve success. Because of the depth and experiences of our corporate leadership, we can assure all our customers that "we will do what we say we can do" and will focus on our customer's missions rather than corporate goals. Our business model is based on a personal commitment from our leaders to maintain contact with our customers to continually and consistently gauge our performance. Yorktown Systems Group was founded on the idea that providing quality and ethical services with a laser focus on our customer's goals is an effective long-term business model. Our mission, therefore, is to help our customers meet their requirements and goals. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This provision shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of such employee's essential job functions discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless such disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or is consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. The Unconventional, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.

Job Title

Chinese-Mandarin Linguist/Translator, ACS

Location

Remote HQ Support - Huntsville, AL 35806 US
Remote TU Support - Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433 US (Primary)

Job Description

Summary:

The Unconventional is seeking a highly skilled Chinese-Mandarin Linguist/Translator to support a short-term training development support project supporting the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The project is expected to last no more than 30-days and will include translation and voice-over work in the development of multi-media virtual training material.


Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Will provide linguistic subject matter expertise.
• Translate medical texts and documents from English into Chinese-Mandarin
• Provide voice-over recordings of provided material into Chinese-Mandarin.
• Perform other such duties as customarily assigned to this type of work.

Job Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Must possess professional proficiency (ILR 4) or higher in the Chinese-Mandarin language across all four modalities (listening, speaking, reading, and writing).
• Fluently speak, read, and write English.
• Know specialized vocabulary (and terminology) in both English and Chinese-Mandarin related to medical terminology
• Translate in a manner that is factually and conceptually accurate without changes, omissions, or additions.
• Preserve the tone and register of source language materials.
• Must possess your own equipment to support the work to include a reliable internet connection.

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher within the medical field.
• Previous experience supporting similar work.

Clearance: Must be able to pass a background check.

Location: Remote / Virtual

Travel: Travel is not anticipated.

Security Clearance

Travel

Some travel may be required

Job Type

Temporary

Exemption Type

Non-Exempt

Category

Contractors

EEO STATEMENT Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, are an Equal Opportunity Employer. No employee or applicant for employment is denied equal opportunity because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, any other non-merit-based factor, or other characteristics protected by law. As part of the company's equal employment opportunity policy, Yorktown Systems Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, will also take affirmative action as called for by applicable laws and Executive Orders to ensure that minority group individuals, females, disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, other protected veterans, Armed Forces service medal veterans, and qualified disabled persons are introduced into our workforce and considered for promotional opportunities. The Unconventional, LLC. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yorktown Systems Group, Inc.

Job Tags

Temporary work, For contractors, Remote work,

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