Chief Meteorologist
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Job Location:
Grand Rapids, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
6 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches more than100 million people monthly across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. Together we are building a sustainable future for local news.
WZZM 13 On Your Side the ABC affiliate in Grand Rapids Michigan is searching for a dynamic energetic and engaged Chief Meteorologist to lead our passionate weather team. The ideal candidate thrives in sustained severe weather coverage during major events while still being able to tell a relevant audience-focused forecast daily. Our next Chief Meteorologist should be as familiar with lake-effect snowstorms as they are tracking tornadoes predicting flood levels and telling a compelling weather story even on bright sunny days. We seek a true leader who has mastered every aspect of meteorology from forecasting to preparing graphics to reporting in the field to being an integral part of severe weather coverage reaching our community on television mobile and social media platforms. The Chief Meteorologist must have a passion for winning severe weather and the desire to truly grow and mentor the weather team. She or he needs to be willing to explore new ways to present the weather story while also being a key leader in promoting community involvement.
Responsibilities:
Work with the News Director to create and implement strategic direction and plan for weather coverage
Understand the importance of Weather Impact Alert brand and execute it consistently with urgency aggressiveness and the savvy to strike the right tone with each individual event
Build and deliver daily engaging weathercasts for on-air and digital audiences including building clean creative and informative graphics to tell the weather story
Supervise the weather team including scheduling mentoring and setting goals for growth
Interact live with fans and the audience on multiple platforms especially during severe or inconvenient weather
Assist News Director with recruiting and hiring for the weather team when necessary
Coach and mentor weather team with regular feedback
Work with the News Director and News Managers to develop plans for severe weather coverage
Pitches and turn original weather content for all platforms
Leads coordination and implementation of technological advances related to graphics
Participates in community outreach efforts including live shots and station appearances
Coordinate with external agencies such as the National Weather Service or emergency management organizations to exchange critical weather information and collaborate on emergency response plans
Requirements:
Bachelors degree in meteorology; AMS Certification; NWA Seal preferred
Minimum 5 7 years of on-air experience
Demonstrated leadership experience
Strong communication skills (written/oral)
Ability to work under pressure while meeting daily assigned deadlines
Applicable knowledge of multiplatform newsgathering tools and resources
Be available to work a flexible schedule including weekends and holidays when necessary
Ability to be a team-player and to lead with fairness clarity and consistency
Fluent with social media platforms and social management tools including Facebook X Instagram YouTube and Tik Tok
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 TEGNAs 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 doctors 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 areproud 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 disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application please email
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