Open Source Officer (Foreign Media Analyst): Central Intelligence Agency *CIA*

• COMPANY:
  Central Intelligence Agency

• LOCATION:
  Washington, DC metropolitan area

• SALARY:
  $48,682 - $95,026

• JOB STATUS/TYPE:
  Full Time

• JOB CATEGORY:
  Analysis

• INDUSTRY:
  Government

• EDUCATION LEVEL:
  See Job Description

• ADDRESS:
  Central Intelligence Agency
  Office of Public Affairs
  Washington, D.C. 20505

Open Source Officer (Foreign Media Analyst)

Open Source Officers (OSOs) are the Intelligence Community's foreign media experts. They use foreign language and area knowledge to review and assess foreign open media sources, including Internet sites, newspapers, press agencies, television, radio and specialized publications, collecting intelligence from these media to deliver high-impact products to the US foreign affairs community. OSOs develop and apply in-depth knowledge of a broad range of foreign media to identify trends and patterns, and to write analytical products. They may also translate text, audio and video information and select materials from the media for translation by independent contract translators. OSOs research and analyze the media environment in a particular country or region and prepare media analyses that inform customers of subtle relationships and trends in the media.

The candidates we seek are creative, with a keen interest in foreign affairs, strong writing and analytical skills, a well-developed facility for reading and translating one or more of a broad range of foreign languages, and working knowledge of the Internet. Many OSOs have lived in their region of interest and/or have formally studied the politics and history of a particular country or region.

Positions are in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, with limited opportunities for overseas travel and assignments. In addition to salary and benefits, these Officers are eligible to earn annual language "bonus" pay based on in-house language proficiency testing. OSOs may also have the opportunity to take courses in additional languages and area studies as well as other relevant training.

As a part of the screening process, selected applicants will be sent a language proficiency test and asked to provide an analytic writing sample. The following languages, or language combinations, with relevant area knowledge are sought: Arabic; Bulgarian; Central Asian and Russian; Chinese; Czech; Dari/Pashtu; Farsi/Persian; French and Arabic; French or Portuguese and African Studies; Greek; Hebrew and Arabic; Hindi; Hungarian and Romanian; Indonesian; Korean; Polish; Russian and Ukrainian; Serbo-Croatian; Turkish; and Urdu.

Minimum requirements include a bachelor's in area studies, international relations, political science, economics, journalism, sociology, anthropology, counterproliferation or other liberal arts discipline. Advanced level foreign language reading and comprehension skills, excellent English language skills, strong critical thinking/analytic skills, and well-developed Internet searching skills are also needed. A GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is also required.

Because of CIA's national security role, all applicants must successfully complete a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview and an extensive background investigation.

The CIA is America's premier intelligence agency, and we are committed to building and maintaining a workforce as diverse as the nation we serve.

An equal opportunity employer and a drug-free work force.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.cia.gov