Meteorologist / MMJ

Job Description

About WTOK:

WTOK-TV is located heart of the Queen City called Meridian, Mississippi. Meridian is the birthplace of country music, (Jimmie Rodgers), the soul of the Temptations (David Ruffin), and home to the world-class Mississippi Children's Museum-Meridian and The MAX. You can hike at Bonita Lake, watch the sunset from the roof of the Threefoot Hotel, or savor southern foods in the restaurants in our revitalized downtown district. WTOK-TV is the highest rated ABC station is in the country. We serve the communities of eastern Mississippi and Western Alabama with top rated news, weather, and sports. We also offer syndicated programming on the CW, Circle, and myTOK networks. We take pride in serving our viewers, our community, and our advertisers for 70 years.
Our mission is to be engaged with the community and promote civic and economic development with a focus on improving the lives of our viewers. We use cutting edge technology to provide accurate and timely news information on television and digital platforms.

Job Summary/Description:

Weather is so important in Mississippi. Take your pick – hurricanes, tornadoes, ice, snow, wind, and rain! WTOK-TV is looking for a knowledgeable forecaster, compelling storyteller, and team player to continue the trust our viewers have placed in Storm Team 11 in everyday and breaking weather situations.

The candidate will have a comfortable, on-air appearance and be able to break down complex weather situations in easy-to-understand broadcast and online weathercasts. We are looking for should also have a strong social media presence. You should be an excellent writer and should be able to shoot and edit. In addition to daily broadcast responsibilities, the candidate will also be required to post stories to digital platforms and on social media.

Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not limited to) the following:
- Analyze weather data and prepare detailed weather forecasts.
- Candidate understands weather schedules change and will work a variety of shows plus report on a regular basis
- Familiarity with WSI/TWC's Max weather system and software is a plus.
- Knowledge of severe storm environments.
- Ability to drive long-form severe weather coverage solo or in a team setting both in the studio.
and in the Storm Team 11 Mobile Weather Tracker.
- Ability to multi-task, handle breaking news and breaking weather and adapt to rapidly
changing events.
- Conversational, engaging on-air delivery.
- Cover other newscasts as needed. Flexibility to cover shifts during severe weather.
- Write online weather discussions to explain complex weather phenomena in an easy-to-
understand format.
- Be actively involved on various, station sponsored social media platforms.
- Represent WTOK at community and station-sponsored events, including school
presentations.

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Meteorological degree preferred
- Work closely with news management and producers
- Team player
- As a multi-media journalist, shoot, write and edit stories for newscasts
- Generate creative and engaging, content-driven live shots
- Post weather and stories to our digital platforms and Social media

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people 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

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g61888-18-223-32-230-42 in your application.