Meteorologist

Job Description

Meteorologist

About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KFVS:
KFVS12 is the #1 local TV station serving as the CBS/CW TV affiliate in the Cape Girardeau, Missouri/Paducah, Kentucky/Harrisburg, Illinois market. Founded in 1954, KFVS12 has a rich heritage of serving ''America's Heartland'' with the best local news and weather information, along with a legacy of community service and disaster relief. KFVS12 produces more local news than any other station in the market, along with special high-profile, topical local programming. Heartland News on KFVS12 consistently leads the competition in award-winning journalism, having been honored with numerous Missouri and Illinois Broadcasters' Awards as well as prestigious Edward R. Murrow awards.
Job Summary/Description:
KFVS-TV is searching for a meteorologist who can be a leader in severe weather coverage and tell the weather story day in and day out that is clutter-free. In Cape Girardeau, you will experience tornadoes, heat, humidity, floods, snow, ice, hurricane rain and winds, thunderstorms, fires, and sunshine.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Produce and present compelling First Alert weather content for all platforms (broadcast, digital, streaming, social)
- Produce weather segments for other meteorologists on the team, and provide support during severe weather coverage
- Work closely with digital and weather teams to create and execute an aggressive First Alert Weather strategy on digital, streaming, and social platforms
- Produce and present compelling First Alert traffic content as needed
- Report live in the field on weather and community events
Qualifications/Requirements:
- B.S. degree in meteorology/earth sciences or an equivalent combination of education and meteorology experience
- Broadcast Experience
- Experience with The Weather Company weather systems (formerly WSI) required
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
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KFVS-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-9zzykk-216-73-216-0-42 in your application.