[Hiring] Hmong Linguist @ALTA Language Services

Role Description

ALTA Language Services seeks a talented individual to join our Testing Department as a contractor to review test content in Hmong. The linguist will be expected to deliver accurate, high-quality documentation within a specific deadline and timeline. Training regarding the specifics of the development will be provided. For the right candidate, there is an additional opportunity to work with our Testing Operations team to score tests on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Review and revise speaking and listening test content in Hmong, as per development specifications provided by ALTA Project Managers.
• Review content for its overall appropriateness and its relevancy to language proficiency.
• Report to Project Managers about the progress of the work.

Qualifications

• Native speaker of the given target language as specified in the position title.
• Excellent reading comprehension skills in the target language.
• Excellent writing skills in the target language and in English.
• Advanced communication skills in English.
• Ability and desire to work collaboratively.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Professionalism.
• Computer literacy.
• Research skills.

Requirements

• Degree: College degree or equivalent experience. A degree in linguistics, translation, or similar is a plus.
• Computer Knowledge: Experience with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Word, and Excel. Must have email access with the capability to send and receive attached files, and must be able to navigate the Internet.
• Languages: Native-level fluency in the target language is required. Ability to communicate in English is essential, as it will be the language used in communication with the project team.

Experience

• Previous experience in test development or review is preferred.
• Previous experience using a language proficiency scale (e.g., ILR or CEFR) is preferred.
• Experience using the target language in a professional capacity (writing, teaching, translation, interpretation, etc.) is required.

Job Type

Contractor/Contingent

Location

Remote

EOE Statement

ALTA is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the policy of ALTA not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. It is also the policy of ALTA to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Employees and applicants of ALTA will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.