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Meteorologist

WANF

Atlanta, GA 06-09-2025
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Job Description
Meteorologist

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 WANF:
Atlanta News First has served Atlanta communities for more than 50 years with local news, weather, sports, and entertainment. WANF, WPCH (CW), and PSN (Peachtree Sports Network) are owned by Gray Television, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Would you like to work in the #6 market in a city with a thriving economy and a vibrant culture? WANF and WPCH provide the community with award-winning local news coverage, dedicated community service, and effective marketing solutions for area businesses. Come to Atlanta for the opportunity. The energy. The chance to dream where there's space to contribute. Where creatives, universities, entrepreneurs, and the world's biggest brands intersect. Atlanta has a unique culture all its own with a young population, a bustling city center packed with urban parks and amenities, and famously walkable neighborhoods.
Job Summary/Description:
Atlanta News First is looking for the right person to join Atlanta's Certified Most Accurate First Alert Weather team. We have the largest team of meteorologists in the Southeast delivering First Alert Weather to our community on all platforms, all the time. If you are passionate about giving people accurate, important weather information to help them plan their day and stay safe, keep reading!
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Produce and present compelling First Alert weather content for all platforms (broadcast, digital, streaming, social)
- Produce weather segments for other meteorologists on the team, and provide support during severe weather coverage
- Work closely with digital and weather teams to create and execute an aggressive First Alert Weather strategy on digital, streaming, and social platforms
- Produce and present compelling First Alert traffic content as needed
- Report live in the field on weather and community events
Qualifications/Requirements:
- B.S. degree in meteorology/earth sciences or an equivalent combination of education and meteorology experience
- AMS and NWS seals are strongly preferred
- Minimum 3 years' experience as a broadcast meteorologist
- Major market experience preferred
- Experience with The Weather Company weather systems (formerly WSI) required
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)
WANF-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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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-k223w8-18-97-9-169-42 in your application.

Company Profile
WANF

Gray Television supports local community interests by providing quality television broadcasting and exceptional service in each market we serve. Gray owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital properties in 93 television markets including the first or second highest rated television station in 85 markets. We are an unmatched broadcast pioneer that keeps getting bigger and better.