American Red Cross · 13 hours ago
Multicultural Communications Specialist / Linguist (work from home)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid Level
$60K/yr - $70K/yr
3+ years expThe American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization dedicated to alleviating human suffering in the face of emergencies. They are seeking a Multicultural Communications Specialist focusing on Spanish language services to support translation and quality assurance across the organization.
Health CareHumanitarianNon ProfitTraining
No H1B
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
Bilingual candidates (Spanish/English) required for this role
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
Qualified candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. The American Red Cross does not sponsor employment visas
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
Familiarity with community engagement initiatives and multicultural outreach
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
Company
American Red Cross
American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization whose purpose is to meet the immediate disaster-caused needs of people and communities.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$43.31MKey Investors
Kia MotorsAvista foundationAmerican Water Charitable Foundation
2025-05-12Grant
2025-04-21Grant· $0.01M
2025-04-17Grant· $0.01M
Leadership Team
Mary J. Barneby
Regional CEO American Red Cross Greater New York
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Michael Scherer
Information Technology Service Desk
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