Meteorologist

Hearst • Dallas, TX

13d

About The Position

The Dallas Morning News is seeking a bold, creative, video-first meteorologist to help build a daily destination and brand for weather coverage. The role is part of the service journalism team, which helps readers navigate daily life in North Texas, with a significant emphasis on weather and its impact on the region. The meteorologist will create meaningful, accessible and reliable coverage that helps residents stay safe and plan their daily lives.

The meteorologist will write daily forecasts for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and explain complex weather concepts to a general audience in a smart, engaging tone. The role will produce daily videos, experiment with new formats, develop an original voice and extend beyond traditional text-based storytelling. The meteorologist will generate and report forecasts and weather-related stories, help newsroom colleagues incorporate weather into their reporting, and collaborate across the newsroom on major weather events.

The Dallas Morning News is investing in weather forecasting, data, tools and information. This position offers an experienced meteorologist the opportunity to contribute to a new team and local communities, with support from the national Hearst Newspapers team of engineers and developers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in meteorology or a related field.
• At least two years working on a forecasting team.
• Must be based in Dallas-Fort Worth or willing to move to the region.
• Strong video presence and understanding of how to craft and plan video stories.
• Ability to explain complicated science clearly and quickly as an authoritative voice during major weather and weather-influenced events, including severe weather, flooding, tornadoes, fires and winter storms.
• Experience communicating complex weather events to the general public.
• Experience writing in the Area Forecast Discussion style.
• Good judgment about when to shift plans and prioritize public safety ahead of severe weather events.
• Ability to publish effectively across channels, including social media, newsletters and news stories.
• Openness to building relationships with National Weather Service meteorologists in Dallas-Fort Worth and neighboring forecast offices.
• Valid driver’s license and registered vehicle for travel to assignments.
• Background in journalism, blogging or scientific writing.

Nice To Haves

• AMS certification.
• National Weather Service experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare forecasts and write stories using meteorological data gathered from satellites, forecast models and radar.
• Produce daily social media videos featuring forecasts, explainers, utility information and reader interaction.
• Report on breaking weather news as it happens.
• Provide context about major weather events through next-day stories or videos.
• Represent The Dallas Morning News as it expands its weather forecasting and reporting effort.
• Contribute to products such as newsletters and live-update content.
• Collaborate with the team to develop weather graphics, maps, tools and charts.
• Provide support, consultation and expertise to newsroom reporters, editors and leadership during major weather events and on complex weather and climate stories.
• Help plan coverage of major weather events in collaboration with reporters across the newsroom.

What This Job Offers

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