In PersonOccasional travel within the continental United States may be required.
Content & WritingTranslation & Interpretation
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship, US Top Secret Clearance Required
About the job
Requirements
U.S. citizenship and residence within the United States.
Must be at least 18 years of age.
At least 3 years of professional translating experience.
At least 5 years of professional interpreting experience.
Certification by a professional organization such as the American Translators Association, International Association of Conference Interpreters, or National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators.
Ability to pass a government-issued Single Scope Background Investigation.
Responsibilities
Provide accurate translations from Vietnamese to English and English to Vietnamese, free of grammar, spelling, and content errors.
Provide simultaneous interpretation and/or one-way interpretation.
Interpret general meetings, hearings, panels, digital video conferences, conference calls, and other discussion formats in large and small settings.
Translate general, semi-technical, and technical documents, including agreements, legal documents, and highly technical documents.
Perform formal, unreviewed, comparison, summary, and other specialized translations.
Accurately translate ambiguous terms, subtitles, and nuances in the target language.
Proofread all completed documents, including legally binding translations.
Complete urgent translation requests within turnaround times ranging from one hour to 24 hours.
Desired Qualifications
Understanding of trade and/or negotiation terminology.
Job description:
Valbin is a leading language service provider to the government and private sector and is dedicated to delivering superior linguistic, analytical and cultural services to the diplomatic, defense, intelligence, and business sectors as well as corporate, private sector and business entities. We currently support a government customer which requires translations, as well as interpretations, from Vietnamese to English and vice versa, on an as needed basis.
Job Summary:
We are seeking professional Vietnamese Linguists that can provide accurate translations, free of errors in grammar, spelling or content, as well as Interpreters that can provide simultaneous interpretation and/or one-way interpretations.
For Interpretations, the meeting types range from General Meetings, Hearings, Panels, Digital Video Conferences (DVC), Conference calls to other mediums for discussions for both large and small settings. The timeframe ranges from extremely short (1-5 hours) to lengthy sessions (up to 12 hours per day). Occasional travel for on-site interpretation (CONUS) may be required.
The level of difficulty in the translations range from General, Semi-Technical, and Technical. There are several types of documents you will need to translate such as general documents of agreements, more complex legal or highly technical documents. The translation type ranges from formal, un-reviewed, comparison, summary and other special translation requests.
An understanding of trade and/or negotiation terminology is helpful. You must be able to accurately translate ambiguous terms, subtitles and nuances in your target language. Proofreading is required for all completed documents including legally binding translations.
Translation requirements and turnaround times vary depending on each individual request. Extreme Rush translation requests can be within an hour up to 24 hours.
Requirements:
U.S. Citizen and residing within the U.S.
Must be 18 years of age
Must have 3+ Years Professional Translating experience
Must have 5+ Years Professional Interpreting experience
Certified by a Professional Organization (i.e. ATA, IACI, NAJIT etc.)
Must be able to pass a government issued Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)