METEOROLOGIST (W/END) - WHSV
About The Position
WHSV is looking for a high-energy Meteorologist to join their award-winning First Alert Weather Team in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. This role involves owning the weather narrative across multiple platforms, including weekend evening newscasts and digital channels. The position requires creating and delivering compelling on-air forecasts, engaging audiences on social media, weather apps, and streaming platforms, and digging into weather-related content during weekdays, which may include field reporting or creating innovative graphics. Collaboration with news and digital teams is essential to ensure seamless, multi-platform weather coverage. The meteorologist will also receive feedback from an experienced weather team.
Requirements
- A degree in meteorology and a background in broadcast communications/journalism preferred.
- Genuine passion for meteorology and a relentless drive to communicate the forecast wherever the audience is.
- Comfortable going live or posting on social media as well as being in front of the studio camera.
- Ability to tell a story that connects data to people's lives.
- Ability to work independently and thrive in a collaborative environment.
- Knowledge of weather graphics systems and willingness to push their limits.
- Ability to handle severe weather with urgency and authority.
- Ability to make decisions quickly.
- Ability to work all shifts, including early mornings, late evenings, snow, and severe weather events.
Responsibilities
- Embody the "First Alert" brand by being the most trusted, local weather source with urgency and accuracy.
- Create and deliver compelling, conversational on-air forecasts for 6:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. newscasts.
- Engage audience on social media, weather app, and streaming platforms.
- Spend weekdays digging into weather-related content, field reporting on local climate impacts, or creating innovative graphics.
- Collaborate with news and digital teams to ensure seamless, multi-platform weather coverage.
- Receive feedback from the award-winning weather team.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical(Rx), Dental and Vision Coverage
- Health Savings Account with Company contributions
- Flexible Spending Account
- Employer-paid life and disability benefits
- Paid parental leave benefits
- Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
- 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit-sharing contributions
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
- Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
