Weather Anchor

Job Description

Weather Anchor

WEATHER ANCHOR (W/END) - WALB
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 WALB:
WALB-TV is the dominant #1 news station and award-winning NBC / ABC affiliate in Albany, GA. We pride ourselves on having an inclusive and diverse.
Job Summary/Description:
We're looking for someone with a degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Science. The right person has expertise in delivering weather on all platforms, at all hours. Must have strong social media skills and understand the need to be ALL IN during severe weather coverage.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Creating accurate weathercasts for on-air and digital platforms, using TWC's Max software.
- Cultivating, writing, and editing content pertaining to weather or news as needed for all platforms, including web, social media, streaming, and broadcast.
- Ability to operate a camera and report as needed, especially when pertaining to weather or environment-based stories.
- Represent the station at community events, school visits, and weather safety outreach programs
- Reporting live from weather event sites.
- Fill in as needed on other weather shifts, including weekends, or anytime severe weather is imminent.
- Ability to stay calm, clear, and organized during breaking weather situations, and take direction from the chief meteorologist and news managers.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- A BA/BS or Master's Degree in Meteorology, or other similar degree, with emphasis on broadcast.
- Strong experience in news media.
- Strong professional social media skills.
- Strong technical and writing skills
- A 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)
WALB-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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