METEOROLOGIST - WDBJ

FOX Carolina News • Roanoke, VA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

WDBJ Television, the #1 TV station in the 71st market in the country, is looking for a meteorologist for our weekend newscasts and weekday weather assignments. This role involves preparing and delivering weather forecasts across multiple platforms, including streaming channels and social media, anchoring and producing a streaming weather show, and developing all weather forecasts and accompanying computer graphics. The meteorologist will deliver on-air weathercasts, provide live weather reports from the field, and conduct live "on-the-scene" reporting, especially during breaking news and severe weather events. Responsibilities also include communicating severe weather information clearly and concisely through graphics, providing weather forecasts for partnering radio stations and/or newspapers, and communicating critical weather information to producers and staff during severe weather to ensure an accurate message to viewers. The role requires working with the News Director on station strategy, adhering to clothing and appearance guidelines, and participating in community events, school visits, and viewer meet-and-greets to represent the station positively. Additionally, the meteorologist will participate in editorial meetings, develop and field report relevant stories under tight deadlines, write and edit packages, report research-based stories, develop sources, use non-linear editing equipment, and perform various shift work, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.

Requirements

• Ability to learn and operate the weather system. Initial training provided.
• Be able to speak and write clearly and accurately
• Must be able to work well under pressure
• Ability to maintain professional and ethical conduct at the station and in the community
• Willingness to be a hard-working staff member and work as part of a team is required
• Excellent live reporting skills and strong on-camera presentation skills required
• Strong initiative and attention to detail are required
• Ability to work with limited supervision is a must
• Must possess excellent interview and conversational, reading, and writing skills
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving in a manner that will work well with co-workers, supervisors, and viewers.
• Knowledge of social media outlets and website postings (website and digital/mobile platforms)
• Ability to keep up with national and local news/weather is required
• Use graphics to convey weather information to the audience
• Analyze weather patterns into current and forecast information
• Enterprise local hard-news stories

Nice To Haves

• Experience in storm chasing is a plus

Responsibilities

• Prepare and deliver weather over several platforms, including streaming channels and social media
• Anchor and produce a streaming weather show as assigned.
• Responsible for developing all weather forecasts and accompanying computer graphics, delivering on-air weathercasts, and live weather reports from the field
• Live "on-the-scene" reporting, especially during breaking news and severe weather
• Effectively communicate information regarding severe weather coverage in a clear and concise graphic presentation
• Provide weather forecasts for partnering radio stations and/or newspapers
• Communicate critical weather information, especially during severe weather, to producers and other critical staff members to ensure a consistent and accurate message to viewers
• Work with the News Director to understand the overall strategy in line with the department and station
• Follow clothing and appearance guidelines
• Attend/host/speak at community service, school, and community events; meet and greet viewers
• Ensure public appearances in schools and community events are consistent with the image and goal of the station
• Participate in the story selection process through meetings; attendance at editorial meetings
• Must be able to enterprise and field report relevant stories for newscasts under tight deadlines
• Write and edit packages as assigned
• Report research-based stories
• Develop and maintain sources
• Use non-linear editing equipment on a daily basis
• Various shift work will be required. Work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
• Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed