What are the responsibilities and job description for the METEOROLOGIST - KCBD 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 KCBD:
KCBD NewsChannel 11 is the NBC affiliate in Lubbock, Texas, and the dominant #1 station in the market. From our new state-of-the-art newsroom, control room, and studios, we produce more than 50 hours of local news programming each week, across our NBC, FOX, and Telemundo stations. Our 24/7 digital platforms also dominate in content and engagement.
Our award-winning newsroom is welcoming and collaborative, offering the training, support, and culture for creative journalists to thrive and grow. The weather is a major part of what we do in this severe weather area.
Lubbock is a fast-growing metro of 325,000 , with a strong, stable economy and low cost of living. There is always something to do, including Big 12 Athletics, museums and art galleries, live music and entertainment, and many athletic and leisure activities.
Job Summary/Description:
Are you ready to cover everything from tornadoes and severe weather to snow and everything in between, on Lubbock's dominant legacy station, KCBD NewsChannel 11? KCBD has an opening for a meteorologist position.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Be a team player
- Analyze raw data, observations, guidance, and other inputs to create an accurate forecast
- Prepare and deliver creative, compelling forecasts on-air and on digital platforms
- Cover severe weather as it happens, on TV and on digital
- Help develop graphics, produce weathercasts, and assist other members of the weather team
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Empathy for others. A team-builder, with a dedication to collaboration and getting it right.
- Degree or certificate in meteorology or related science
- Strong communication skills to deliver the weather forecast in a simple, easy-to-understand way
- Understanding of how to effectively deliver weather on TV, digital, and social media
- Must work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to represent the station professionally in the community and newsroom
- Valid driver's license and excellent 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)
KCBD-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.