Meteorologist

Job Description

FOX West Texas covering Abilene and San Angelo is looking for a dynamic and engaging Meteorologist passionate about winning severe weather. The right candidate will have strong communication skills, an engaging personality, and a love of weather forecasting. You'll be responsible for engaging our viewers on all our digital and social media platforms. The applicant needs to embrace new technology and be willing to explore new ways to present the weather story.

Responsibilities: • Provide accurate and compelling weather forecasts on multiple platforms
• Produce clean, creative, and informative graphics to tell the weather story
• Prepare and deliver severe weather updates, interrupting regular programming as necessary
• Develop contacts and sources within the community to help with original weather storytelling and breaking weather reporting
• Communicate and guide weather content plans for aggressive, accurate weather coverage
• Write & post stories on social media platforms

Job Requirements:
• Bachelor of Science in Meteorology preferred
• Strong communication skills (written/oral) for on-air delivery
• Minimum of 1 year of on-air experience is preferred
• Ability to work under pressure while meeting daily assigned deadlines
• Knowledge of WSI preferred
• Exceptional online and social media skills

Work Environment: Office

Physical Demands: Sedentary work

Travel: Rarely: less than 10%

Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment

Physical Demands Set: Sedentary work: Involves sitting most of the time; walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 US markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit

www.TEGNA.com
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