Russian Linguist (2026-0192)

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 Russian Linguist to join our team working in Reston, VA. You will be responsible for supporting a government agency and your office with Translation and Transcriptions. Linguists for this requirement must possess excellent English skills and the ability to produce precise English translations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Linguists will translate and transcribe foreign-language text and audio into English.
• Linguists will type in one of the required languages in real-time, via social media, text message, email, and other form of communication
   

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Three years minimum of work as a professional translator or interpreter
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent desired
• Candidates should have familiarity with Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Telegram, Reddit, LinkedIn and Snapchat.  Moderator of focal point for social media pages or activity is considered a plus.
• Interpretation between source and target language
• Transcription into English
• Translation into English and source language
• Collection from published, online and broadcast media
• Monitoring published, online and broadcast media while identifying relevant content
• Summarizing/Gisting while drawing upon linguistic or cultural expertise
• Subject Matter Expertise in Cyber areas of focus
• Must pass customer testing ILR Level 4 in Russian
   

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Blogging while drawing upon linguistic/cultural expertise
• Content Management
• Subject Matter Expertise in Counterproliferation or Sponsor Operations areas of focus

The hourly pay rate for this position will range from $65.58 - $105.64.