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Punjabi Linguist – Eastern Dialect
Company | KACE |
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Location | Detroit, MI, USA |
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Salary | $35 – $35 |
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Type | Part-Time |
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Degrees | Bachelor’s |
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Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree AND three (3) years’ experience in a professional setting OR Associate degree AND five (5) years’ experience in a professional setting OR a High School Diploma AND seven (7) years of experience.
- Minimum of one (1) year of transcription experience in the required language
- Must be a U.S Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident.
- Knowledge of source language colloquial terms and expressions.
- Knowledgeable in SMS language, social media, and Webchat.
- Demonstrates excellent verbal and written skills in the target language, including correct and accurate grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
- Must be able to meet contract requirement of a score of 3 or better on a third-party Language Assessment (Listening/Speaking/Reading/Writing) in English.
- Must possess strong computer skills in MS Office, including Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Must type 45 words per minute.
Responsibilities
- Listens to oral and written intercepts or pre-recorded communications in Punjabi – Eastern Dialect and provides verbal and written synopsis and transcriptions as it may be applicable per project.
- Responsible for relating all pertinent information to the Client when supporting a live project.
- Contributes to a master-list of slang words and codes (used by a particular group/organization) for the duration of the project/case.
- Maintains a voice library for the duration of the project.
- Transcribes and translates pertinent calls and documents as assigned by their supervisor.
- Produce court ready transcriptions of pertinent calls, chats, and documents, following the required format.
- Responsible for using the various reference tools created during the project.
- Ability to transcribe a minimum of 16 minutes of recorded conversation in an 8-hour day.
- Operates specialized software equipment provided by the government to include JSI voice box, Pen-link, Comverse, and other communication collection equipment used at their assigned site.
- Maintain daily log of productivity.
- Performs related duties as assigned, within the scope of practice.
Preferred Qualifications
No preferred qualifications provided.