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Mandarin Interpreter

Kelly
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/21/2026
Job: Mandarin Interpreter

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Position Overview

The Language Video-Telephone- Interpreter is responsible for handling calls on demand and renders the meaning of conversations between Karenic and English speakers. The interpreter breaks the communication barrier in various industries: Healthcare, Insurance, Financial, General Business, and 911. The interpreter processes information quickly and concisely and recognizes sensitive cultural differences. The interpreter is professional and courteous and uses appropriate, terminology and understands standard industry procedures and practices. The video and audio interpreting sessions may involve simple or complex, technical, or non-technical subjects. However, this position does not involve written translation; translators and other skilled linguists are encouraged to apply. The interpreters translate verbally.

Key Job Responsibilities

  • Handle video calls, interpreting conversations between individuals with limited English language skills and representatives from various industries such as Healthcare, Insurance, Financial, Law Enforcement, and others.

Perks As a Kelly employee, you’ll enjoy:

  • Free Skill Enhancement Training
  • Paid Interpreter Training ($15.50/hr.)
  • Weekly Pay ($20-$24 hr.)
  • Perks and options for benefits
  • A fantastic team that cares about YOUR future!

The successful candidate will possess the qualities below:

  • Fluent in speaking Mandarin as well as English
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Knowledge of medical terminologies is considered an asset
  • Be 18 years of age or older
  • Available to work a fixed weekly schedule of a minimum of 20 hours per week
  • Legally authorized to work in the US and must reside in the US
  • Have a suitable quiet & secure work-at-home environment
  • Have a stable and fast internet connection
  • Comfortable being on camera as interpreting in video calls will be mandatory in this position

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Pay: $20-$24 per hour

Expected hours: 20 – 40 per week

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Referral program

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Morning shift
  • Night shift

Language:

  • Mandarin (Required)

Location:

  • United States

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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