Meteorologist/MSJ

TEGNA • Louisville, KY

85d • Onsite

About The Position

WHAS11, TEGNA's ABC affiliate in Louisville, KY is seeking a dynamic, tech-savvy Meteorologist/Multi Skilled Journalist to bring innovative weather coverage to our viewers across broadcast, digital, and social platforms. If you’re a creative self-starter with a passion for weather and storytelling, we want you to be part of our team! In this role, you will create and produce real-time weather content for on air, digital and our streaming platform, from live coverage to in-depth forecasts, providing our audience with up-to-the-minute information and engaging stories. You’ll work alongside our other meteorologists to enhance weather stories with graphics, animations, and social media engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology, Geoscience or Atmospheric Science
• At least 1 year of professional meteorology and content production experience preferred, with hands-on MSJ experience a plus.
• Strong video editing skills and ability to produce high-quality content.
• Be proficient at posting content to various websites and social media; computer literacy required, including weather and newsroom computer systems
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Responsibilities

• Use your meteorology expertise to monitor weather systems and work directly with our Chief Meteorologist to deliver accurate forecasts.
• Utilize your MSJ skills to shoot, edit, and produce content across broadcast, digital, and streaming platforms, including live coverage of breaking weather events.
• Work with the weather team to develop original content to enhance our weather coverage.
• Research and create engaging weather stories, integrating video, images, social media, and user-generated content to drive engagement across all platforms.
• Bring urgency and immediacy to your work, responding to breaking weather events and delivering live updates as they happen.

Benefits

• Two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
• Access to dental and eye care coverage
• Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) program with company match
• Nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc
• 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Nine paid holidays per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level