Meteorologist - Wdbj

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 nations 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. Grays 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 WDBJ:

WDBJ7 WZBJ and are a Gray-owned dominant CBS-affiliated media powerhouse in beautiful Roanoke Virginia. Known as Your Hometown Station WDBJ7 and WZBJ serve 26 counties across the Blue Ridge Mountain region and produce 58 hours of award-winning local news coverage more than any of its competitors in the Roanoke/Lynchburg market.

For more than 69 years WDBJ7 has been the number one station of choice for viewers from Roanoke to Lynchburg and across the New River Valley.

Job Summary/Description:

WDBJ Television the #1 TV station in the 71st in the country is looking for a meteorologist to give the most accurate forecast for our evening newscasts during the week. This position will also report live from community events during weekday evening newscasts.

Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Prepare and deliver weather over several platforms including social media
- Responsible for developing all weather forecasts and accompanying computer graphics delivering on-air weathercasts and live weather reports from the field
- Live on-the-scene reporting especially during breaking news and severe weather
- Effectively communicate information regarding severe weather coverage in a clear and concise graphic presentation
- Provide weather forecasts for partnering radio station and/or newspapers
- Communicate critical weather information especially during severe weather to producers and other critical staff members to ensure a consistent and accurate message to viewers
- Work with the News Director to develop an overall strategy in line with the department and station
- Follow clothing and appearance guidelines
- Attend/host/speak at community service school and community events; meet and greet viewers
- Ensure public appearances in schools and community events are consistent with the image and goal of the station
- Participate in the story selection process through meetings; attendance at editorial meetings
- Must be able to enterprise and field report relevant stories for newscasts under tight deadlines
- Write and edit packages
- Report research-based stories
- Develop and maintain sources
- Use non-linear editing equipment on a daily basis
- Various shift work will be required. Work evenings weekends and holidays as needed
- Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Be able to speak and write clearly and accurately
- Must be able to work well under pressure
- Ability to maintain professional and ethical conduct at the station and in the community
- Willingness to be a hard-working staff member and work as part of a team is required
- Excellent live reporting skills and strong on-camera presentation skills required
- Strong initiative and attention to detail are required
- Ability to work with limited supervision is a must
- Must possess excellent interview and conversational reading and writing skills
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving in a manner that will work well with co-workers supervisors and viewers.
- Knowledge of social media outlets and website postings (website and digital/mobile platforms)
- Ability to keep up with national and local news/weather is required
- Experience in storm chasing is a plus
- Use graphics to convey weather information to the audience
- Analyze weather patterns into current and forecast information
- Enterprise local hard-news stories

If you feel youre qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to 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 theGray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WDBJ-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 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 Grays employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.