Cleared Korean Linguist Role-Player — SOF Exercise Support

POSITION: Cleared Korean Linguist Role-Player — SOF Exercise Support

COMPANY: Human Domain Solutions, LLC

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Oahu, Hawaii

JOB TYPE: Contract / Temporary

Position Summary

Human Domain Solutions, LLC (HDS) is sourcing two (2) Korean-speaking role-players to support an immersive Special Operations Forces (SOF) training exercise on Oahu, Hawaii. Role-players portray Korean-speaking personnel within a realistic operational scenario, interacting with a SOF training audience to drive learning objectives tied to the unit’s mission essential task list (METL). The ideal candidate pairs native-level Korean with a military intelligence, HUMINT, or SOCOM-support background, enabling authentic, scenario-accurate performance under the direction of the exercise control cell.

About HDS

HDS is an SBA-certified Veteran-Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, and HUBZone small business. We deliver exercise design, role-player and casualty simulation, and SOF/intelligence training support to U.S. Government customers nationwide, including extensive Special Operations and CBRN Response Enterprise exercise support. HDS maintains a vetted, cleared cadre and a reputation for disciplined, mission-focused execution.

Essential Responsibilities

• Portray an assigned Korean-speaking role within the exercise scenario, in character and consistent with the approved script and control-cell direction.
• Conduct interactions primarily in Korean, adjusting register, dialect cues, and demeanor to fit the role and the training audience.
• React authentically to SOF tactics, questioning, and engagement techniques to create realistic training conditions that exercise the unit’s METL.
• Support scenario events such as HUMINT-style engagements, source meetings, screening interactions, key-leader engagements, and crowd/atmospherics as scripted.
• Take direction from the exercise control cell / white cell; stay within scenario guardrails and adjust on cue.
• Participate in role-player briefs, rehearsals, and after-action feedback as scheduled.
• Comply with all site access, safety, OPSEC, and clearance-handling requirements throughout the period of performance.

Minimum Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship. Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Active security clearance. Active SECRET clearance, or current in-scope SECRET eligibility verifiable in DISS.
• Korean proficiency. Korean at DLPT Listening 2 / Reading 2 (L2/R2) or higher, or documented native / heritage fluency where no test score exists. Strong speaking ability is essential to the role.
• Relevant background. Experience in one or more of: military intelligence, HUMINT, or SOCOM /SOF support.
• SOF METL familiarity. Working familiarity with SOF mission essential task lists and how role-player performance supports SOF training objectives.
• Performance ability. Able to sustain an immersive role and react credibly to a SOF training audience for the duration of each training day.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior SOF or SOF-enabler experience (e.g., Special Forces, Civil Affairs, PSYOP/MISO, or SOF intelligence).
• Prior role-player, observer/controller, or exercise-support experience.
• Higher Korean proficiency (L3/R3 or above) and familiarity with North Korean dialect and register.

Compensation and Logistics

Rate: [$245-$430] — commensurate with experience, clearance, and language proficiency; language/clearance premium may apply.

Schedule: [10-25 JULY]; on-site daily for the training window, including briefs and rehearsals.

Travel / Lodging: Flight and Lodging will be provided.

How to Apply

Submit a current resume that clearly reflects clearance level and status, Korean proficiency (DLPT scores or fluency basis), and SOF-relevant experience to the point of contact below. Qualified candidates will be screened for citizenship, clearance verification (DISS), language proficiency, and SOF background, and may be asked to complete a brief role-play screen.

Pay: $285.00 - $430.00 per day

Application Question(s):

• Are you available to work on-site in Oahu, Hawaii for the full exercise window on or about July 11–24, 2026?

Language:

• Korean (Required)

Security clearance:

• Secret (Required)

Work Location: In person