What are the responsibilities and job description for the Weekend Meteorologist/MSJ position at TEGNA Inc.?
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.
In addition to the forecasting credentials, the ideal candidate is also a storyteller and ready to shoot, write and edit impactful news stories that reflect and improve our community.
Responsibilities:
What You'll Do:
- Craft accurate and compelling weather forecasts on multiple platforms
- Produce clean, creative and informative graphics to tell the weather story
- Prepare and deliver severe weather updates, interrupting regular programming as necessary
- Track the tropics, providing insightful, relevant coverage during hurricane season
- Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit news stories for all 3NEWS platforms on deadline
- Develop contacts and sources within the community to help with original storytelling and breaking news reporting
- Front stories live from the field or studio with a strong on-camera delivery and ability to ad-lib
Why You'll Love It:
OUR VIEWERS: Our audience is loyal, engaged, and watching. As the No. 1 station, your work will be seen by tens of thousands daily.
OUR CULTURE: We invest in our people and help them grow. Our team members have gone on to major roles at networks and large markets, and we're dedicated to helping you achieve your career goals.
OUR LOCATION: Corpus Christi is home to 315,000 people, larger than Cincinnati, St. Louis and Pittsburgh. Live by the beach, on the island, or in the city — you're never far from the water.
Requirements:
- Ability to work various shifts including early mornings, evenings and weekends
- Bachelor of Science degree in meteorology, atmospheric science or climate science
- Knowledge of ENPS for scripting and Edius for editing a plus (preferred)
- Texas/regional knowledge (preferred)
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
- Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
Recruiting Fraud Alert:
To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out to you regarding consideration of your application or background. Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains.
Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.
