Superlinguo Linguist Job Interviews full list
The Linguist Jobs Interview series ran from May 2015 to December 2022. There are over 80 interviews with people who studied linguistics - be it a single undergraduate subject or a full PhD - and then gone on to careers outside of academia.
Although I ask the same questions each time, I get very different answers. For some people, linguistics is directly applicable to their daily work, while others find that the general skills they learnt can transfer to other careers.
In 2022 the linguistic job interviews were edited by Martha Tsutsui Billins. Martha is a linguist whose research focuses on the Ryukyuan language Amami Oshima, specifically honourifics and politeness strategies in the context of language endangerment. Martha runs Field Notes, a podcast about linguistic fieldwork.
The full list of Linguistics Job Interviews:
Interview with a Director of Conversation Design
Interview with an Artist
Interview with a Research Scientist
Interview with a Natural Language Annotation Lead
Interview with a Language Engineer
Interview with a Data Manager & Digital Archivist
Interview with an EMLS/Linguistics instructor & mother of four
Interview with a Performing Artiste and Freelance Editor
Interview with a Hawaiian and Tahitian language Instructor, Translator & Radio Host
Interview with a Customer Success Manager
Interview with an Impact Lead
Interview with an Online Linguistics Teacher
Interview with an Academic Linguist
Interview with a TV Writer
Interview with a Senior Analyst, Strategic Insights & Analytics
Interview with a Social Media Lead
Interview with a CEO of a SaaS company
Interview with a Communications and Engagement Assistant
Interview with a Technical Writer
Interview with a Legislative Drafter
Interview with a Stay-at-home Mom and Twitch Streamer
Interview with a Peer Review Program Manager
Interview with an Associate at the Children’s Center for Communication, Beverly School for the Deaf
Interview with a Metadata Specialist and Genealogist
Interview with a Developer Advocate
Interview with an ESL teacher, coach and podcaster
Interview with a Juris Doctor (Master of Laws) student
Interview with the Director of Education and Professional Practice at the American Anthropological Association
Interview with a Research Coordinator, Speech Pathologist
Interview with a Freelance Writer!
Interview with a Dance Instructor and Stay-at-Home Mom
Interview with a Transcriptionist
Interview with an Exhibition Content Manager
Interview with a Marketing Content Specialist
Interview with a Software Engineer
Interview with a Product Manager
Interview with a Communications Specialist
Interview with a Learning Scientist
Interview with an Internet Linguist
Interview with a Lexicographer
Interview with a School Linguist
Interview with a Journalist
Interview with a PR Consultant
Interview with an Agency Owner & Executive Editor
Interview with a Freelance Editor, Writer and Trainer
Interview with a Language Creator
Interview with a Translator and Business Owner
Interview with a Standards Engineer
Interview with a Conductor
Interview with an Accent Coach
Interview with two Communications Professionals
Interview with a University Course Coordinator
Interview with a Think Tank Researcher
Interview with a Museum Curator
Interview with a Communications Consultant
Interview with a Linguistic Project Manager at a Language Tech Company
Interview with a Data Scientist
Interview with a Librarian
Interview with a Text Analyst
Interview with a User Experience (UX) Researcher
Interview with a Study Abroad Facilitator
Interview with The Career Linguist
Interview with a local radio Digital Managing Editor
Interview with a Senior Content Project Manager at Transparent Language
Interview with a Freelance Translator and Editor
Interview with an Apprentice Mechanic
Interview with an Educational Development Lecturer (and Linguistic Consultant)
Interview with a Client Services Manager
Interview with an English Foreign Language Teacher
Interview with a Speech Pathologist
Interview with a Computational Linguist
Interview with a Tour Company Director
Interview with a Copywriter and Brand Strategist (and Fiction Author)
Interview with a Language Revitalisation Program Director
Interview with a Media Language Researcher
Interview with an Editor and Copywriter
Interview with a Humanitarian Aid Worker
Interview with a High School Teacher`
Interview with an Interpreter
Interview with a Journalist
Interview with a Data Analyst
See also:
The Linguistics Jobs slide deck (overview, resources and activities)
This is the full and final list of linguistic job interviews. There are over 80 interviews from an 8 year span. I’ll update this post with links to more resources I’m creating in 2023.
