Multicultural Communications Specialist – Linguist
American Red Cross
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: District of Columbia • Mississippi • United States
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Salary
💰 $60,000 - $70,000 per year
About the role
- Translate Spanish-language materials on an ongoing basis, including everyday operational, programmatic, and communications content.
- Perform machine translation post-editing (MTPE) of Spanish content to ensure outputs meet professional linguistic quality standards.
- Proofread and review Spanish translations to ensure linguistic accuracy, consistency, tone, and adherence to the established style guide and terminology.
- Perform linguistic quality assurance (LQA) reviews and provide clear, constructive feedback in alignment with professional translation standards.
- Contribute to the development, maintenance, and application of Spanish style guides, glossaries, and linguistic standards.
- Support basic desktop publishing (DTP) tasks including layout and formatting verification in collaboration with graphic designers.
- Collaborate with the Multicultural Communications Manager on activities to ensure quality, consistency, and efficient workflows.
- Support the evaluation and screening of volunteer linguists based on language proficiency and translation skills.
- Assist with onboarding and training volunteer linguists, including participation in training sessions and ongoing development activities.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives for volunteer linguists, including revisions, feedback, and quality discussions.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required. (preferred degree in translation, linguistics, or language studies)
- Minimum 3 years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and related experience required.
- Translation competence
- Linguistic and textual competence in both the source and target languages
- Research and information acquisition competence
- Cultural competence
- Technical competence
- Domain competence
- Preferred: American Translators Association (ATA) certification—English into Spanish.
- Experience in volunteer services, recruitment, engagement, or management.
- Strong understanding of multicultural communication strategies and diverse audience engagement.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and independently in a dynamic environment.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental Vision plans
- Health Spending Accounts & Flexible Spending Accounts
- PTO: Starting at 15 days a year; based on FLSA status and tenure
- Holidays: 11 paid holidays comprised of six core holidays and five floating holidays
- 401K with 6% match
- Paid Family Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Disability and Insurance: Short + Long Term
- Service Awards and recognition
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
translationmachine translation post-editinglinguistic quality assuranceproofreadingdesktop publishinglayout verificationstyle guide developmentglossary maintenancelanguage proficiency assessmenttraining facilitation
Soft Skills
interpersonal skillscommunication skillscollaborationindependencecultural competencefeedback provisioncontinuous improvementdynamic environment adaptabilityconstructive criticismengagement strategies
Certifications
American Translators Association (ATA) certification