Meteorologist

Job Description

Meteorologist - KTUU

METEOROLOGIST (MORNING) - KTUU

About KTUU:

Alaska's News Source has a reputation of excellence as the state's most watched news source, producing 32 hours of broadcast news, weather, and sports content each week on KTUU-TV/Channel 2 and KYES/Channel 5 in Anchorage as well as KATH and KYEX in Southeast Alaska. Strong reach and brand loyalty are augmented by added broadcast distribution to more than 200 rural communities throughout the state via ARCS-TV, Alaska's rural communications service. A leader in digital content, AlaskasNewSource.com offers breaking news and statewide community coverage. Our News and Weather Apps, podcasts, and streamed content offered through Connected TV platforms reach audiences far beyond broadcast. Our mission is ''To Tell Alaska's Story,'' and we strive to consistently distinguish ourselves as Alaska's preferred source for news, information, and community service.

Learn what it's like to work for KTUU, watch our video: https://bit.ly/3wcurtb

Job Summary/Description:

Alaska's News Source is an award-winning, dominant number-one station looking for a Morning Meteorologist. The ideal candidate will be a knowledgeable forecaster, have a comfortable on-air appearance, and be able to break down complex weather situations into easy-to-understand broadcast and online weathercasts, in addition to providing written stories and multimedia weather content for digital platforms. The Morning Meteorologist works Monday-Thursday from 2:30a-11:30a and from 3:30a-12:30p on Fridays.

Duties/Responsibilities (but not limited to) the following:
* Analyze weather data and prepare detailed and engaging weather forecasts
* Generate creative and engaging, content-driven live shots
* Familiarity with the WSI weather system and software is a plus
* Ability to drive long-form severe weather/event coverage solo or in a team setting both in the studio and in the field
* Ability to multi-task, handle breaking news and breaking weather and adapt to rapidly
changing events
* Cover other meteorologists' shifts as assigned, as well as flexibility to cover shifts during severe weather or other breaking news events
* Post daily stories to our digital platforms and social media, including online weather discussions to explain complex weather phenomena in an easy-to-understand format
* Be actively involved on station's social media platforms and responsive to viewer inquiries
* Represent Alaska's News Source at community and station-sponsored events, including school presentations and station tours
* Work closely with the Chief Meteorologist, news management and newscast producers

Qualifications/Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, or a related field
* 2+ years experience in broadcast and multimedia news content generation
* 2+ years of on-air broadcast reporting/anchoring experience
* Ability to write for broadcast news and digital platforms
* Understanding of principal journalistic ethics
* Valid driver's license and good driving record

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)

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

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz2331-3-133-145-211-42 in your application.