What are the responsibilities and job description for the METEOROLOGIST - KWQC 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 KWQC:
KWQC-TV6 is a dominant NBC affiliate, serving Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois as the Quad Cities' #1 station for news, information, and entertainment programming. KWQC-TV6 has the most experienced team in the market. They strive to keep their viewers safe and informed while guiding them through the ever-evolving digital world. The Quad Cities area is located right on the Mississippi River, just 2.5 hours from Chicago, 2 from Des Moines, 4 from St. Louis, and 5.5 from Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Job Summary/Description:
KWQC is searching for the next meteorologist to join our experienced team. This scientist must know how to forecast accurately and be able to show and tell viewers that information in a way that’s easy to understand and entertaining. creative, content-driven producer to join our news team. We anticipate this position will join our weekend evening team, be an in-the-field reporter during severe weather, as well as provide newsroom support by shooting, editing, writing, and presenting news stories on-air and online. This schedule will be flexible with opportunities to fill in on weekday shows.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Analyze weather data and prepare detailed and easy-to-understand forecasts
• Prepare graphics to support the weather presentation
• Flexible schedule for severe weather & winter weather scenarios
• Work closely with the weather team in designing presentation style and editorial content for on-air weather presentations
• Developing and reporting news and weather stories on-air and online.
• Preparation of material for delivery of newscasts
• Post content to the website and social media platforms
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Belief in the power of local journalism
• A winning mentality, with the ability to identify the weather story and “own” the big weather story of the day.
• Demonstrated ability to accurately forecast weather
• Ability to tell the weather story in a way a viewer understands, through simple graphic design and presentation
• Dynamic in-studio and in-the-field presence
• Able to make quick decisions and handle breaking weather calmly
• Proficient in social media platforms
• Exceptional ability to tell visual and timely stories through video and sound
• Strong writing skills, using correct grammar
• Must be able to work well under deadline pressure
• Familiarity with ENPS, Edius, and Arc Publishing preferred
• Must be extremely flexible to work longer hours throughout the year
• A bachelor's degree in meteorology is preferred
• Must possess a valid driver's license and good driving record
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)
KWQC-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.
