Meteorologist

Job Description

Meteorologist

METEOROLOGIST (MORNING) - KTIV
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 KTIV:
KTIV, Siouxland's News Channel, is the award-winning, dominant NBC affiliate located in Sioux City, Iowa, and serves viewers in NW Iowa, NE Nebraska, and SE South Dakota. KTIV News 4 is a breaking news and weather station covering local, original stories in the tri-state area.
Job Summary/Description:
KTIV is looking for the next member of the First Alert Weather Team. We have the most Meteorologists in the market and are the weather and news leader. We go big when there is severe weather, no matter the time of year. We are looking for someone who can relay information in a way that viewers understand, to be better prepared, and who enjoys getting out of the studio and meeting the public.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Conceptualize and produce accurate weather forecasts and weather-related content across multiple platforms
- Identify and communicate the ''weather story of the day'' to a cross-platform audience
- Be ready and available whenever severe or disruptive weather events may occur
- Clearly communicate the weather information to the editorial staff for planning purposes
- Conceptualize and create weather graphics and analyze data from a number of meteorological sources in order to communicate engaging weather forecasts
- Available to work both in the studio and in the field
Qualifications/Requirements:
- BS/BA in Meteorology/Journalism/Communications or equivalent background preferred
- Flexibility with respect to scheduling and/or assigned work shifts, especially considering the nature of weather events
- Ability to follow directions and work on your own is a must
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)
KTIV-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-xk38xj-216-73-216-143-42 in your application.