Meteorologist

Job Description

About WBRC:

WBRC is the number one station in Central Alabama. We produce award-winning news. WBRC Fox6 News has a dominant digital presence, using WBRC.com, the WBRC News app, and the WBRC Weather app, and social media platforms to connect to a worldwide audience.

Job Summary/Description:

WBRC Fox6 News seeks a full-time Meteorologist. The primary duties include crafting, producing, and presenting weather segments in our weekend late newscasts and our digital and social media channels. He/she will cover other dayparts when other meteorologists are off work. He/she will also help the primary meteorologists with preparing, producing, and posting content for their show segments, WBRC digital properties and social media.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

Stay aware of current meteorological pattern and contribute stories to the weather-content editorial process.
Drive the inclusion and prioritization of weather stories in the assigned program or day part, creates graphics, and /or commissions the creation and/or acquisition of supporting visual content.
Mine all available resources, including social media, for possible weather story ideas & content.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, design, or a related field.
3 years of on-air meteorological experience.
Experience forecasting and covering severe weather events is a must. This is not an entry-level position.
You must have scheduling flexibility and be willing to work outside of regular business hours.

As a condition of employment, Gray Television will require that newly hired employees, whether part-time or full-time, be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by the first workday to the extent permitted by applicable law unless you qualify for a medical or religious accommodation.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnbyn1-18-117-145-146-42 in your application.