What are the responsibilities and job description for the BILINGUAL (SPANISH) BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST - KVVU position at Gray Local Media, Inc?
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KVVU:
KVVU, FOX5, is the #1 station in Las Vegas, and the local leader in news coverage on air and online. We are "Local. Las Vegas." Committed to informing and serving Las Vegas, FOX5 KVVU delivers 16 hours of LIVE local content every weekday. Widely recognized for community initiatives like the FOX5 Surprise Squad, Super Build, and Take 5 To Care. And The Official Broadcast Home of the Las Vegas Raiders.
Job Summary/Description:
FOX5, KVVU Las Vegas, is looking for an experienced bilingual (Spanish) Meteorologist. The successful candidate will have at least two years of forecasting and delivering accurate weather information to audiences on air and online. Must have significant experience using WSI weather software. Additionally, applicants must demonstrate the ability to report from the field in live weather events, and to write and deliver environmental stories to a broadcast and digital audience both in English and Spanish.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Accurate weather forecasting and severe weather coverage experience
- Reporting live from the field during weather events
- Conceiving, planning, and reporting stories on environmental and related issues
- Knowledge of using Augmented Reality in delivering compelling weathercasts is a significant plus
Qualifications/Requirements:
- The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of experience as a broadcast and digital meteorologist. No beginners.
- You MUST provide a link to your resume reel as well as be prepared to discuss your past broadcast and online forecast work, in both English and Spanish.
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KVVU-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
