Meteorologist

Job Description

About WFSB:

Would you like to work in beautiful Southern New England? WFSB in Connecticut provides the community with the dominant #1 rated local award-winning local news, dedicated community service, and effective marketing solutions for area businesses. WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News is everywhere. We're Connecticut's #1 source for the latest weather including Connecticut's only LIVE Doppler radar, breaking news, traffic, and all the info you need to make it through your day.

Job Summary/Description:

Connecticut's #1 source for news, WFSB-TV, is searching for an experienced Meteorologist to join our First Alert Weather team. This person will forecast and deliver weather across all of our digital and social platforms and anchor weather.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Prepares and anchors interesting and informative weathercasts with station brand and First Alert Weather research in mind.
• Develops and innovates new presentation tools for TV and digital platforms. Work performed is for all media platforms and initiatives, including for example on-air, web, digital and social media.
• Makes public appearances on behalf of the station including, but not limited to, ''Surviving The Storm''.
• Appears in station promotions.
• Implements station weather research initiatives.
• Develops weathercasts to attract the largest available audience.
• Expands weather brand reach on digital platforms.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education - Bachelor's degree in Meteorology or equivalent training and/or experience
Experience - Three years experience as a weather anchor or meteorologist at a commercial television station

Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities -
- AMS or NWA seal required
- Proficiency with complex computer-driven weather production systems
- Must be flexible and willing to work unexpected hours for severe weather
- Must possess excellent ad-lib skills and be able to drive long-form severe weather coverage solo or in a team setting
- Must be willing to work in a team-oriented environment
- 10 % Travel Required (Approximate)

Qualified, interested applicants may go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references.

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WFSB-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvj4o7-18-216-67-249-42 in your application.