Meteorologist

Job Description

Meteorologist - KTVK/KTVK

About KTVK/KPHO:

Arizona's Family (KTVK & KPHO) is a media powerhouse located in Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of Arizona's Family is to empower Arizonans to live their best lives. Home to CBS 5 and 3TV, Arizona's Family produces more than 100+ hours of local news and programming every week.

CBS 5 is Arizona's most-watched television Station driven by the power of CBS programming and sports while 3TV is one of the strongest Independent television stations in the country with its highly-rated morning show, Good Morning Arizona. The reach of Arizona's Family doesn't stop with linear television, azfamily.com is the market's top performer in local multi-platform. It is also home to Arizona's Family Originals, our in-house original content production team that is working on several long-form programs, documentaries, docuseries, and original podcasts, including True Crime Arizona which has more than one million downloads to date. But at the heart of it all is our commitment to Arizona. Community is the cornerstone of all we do at Arizona's Family raising millions of dollars for charities across Arizona each year, creating a movement of kindness through our Surprise Squad and Pay it Forward initiatives, and providing Christmas to more than 50,000 Arizona children each holiday season are just some of the many examples of our commitment to our viewers and the great state 48.

Job Summary/Description:

This position requires producing and forecasting weather segments for weekend newscasts and various digital/social platforms. Candidates should be versatile, highly engaged in news, and possess a dynamic personality. Work performed is for all media platforms and initiatives, including for example: on-air, web, OTT, digital, and social media.

Duties would include reporting both in the studio and in the field and the possibility of fill-in-anchor work. Research, pitch, and accept general reporting assignments from Executive Producers, Senior Producers, Managing Editor, and/or Assignment Desk. Provide story narration on or off camera. Engage and contribute content on various multiple digital platforms. Contribute initiative concepts and ideas on a regular basis. Participate as needed in studio interviews. Develop and maintain contact with news sources. Propose ideas for hard news stories, follow-ups, features, and mini-documentaries. Represent the station at various community events. Provide general assistance in the preparation of station newscasts. Other duties as assigned.

Please note - the primary job responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed above

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Two years of air-news reporting experience as well as 2 years of experience in weather forecasting. This includes knowledge of weather computers and building maps for forecasts
- Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to work under pressure, adapt to change, meet deadlines, and work well as a team and independently
- Exceptional communication skills and excellent knowledge of current events

Come join our dynamic news team, 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)

KTVK & KPHO-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d2eky2-3-145-2-74-42 in your application.