METEOROLOGIST - KVVU
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 45 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 KVVU:
KVVU, FOX5, is the #1 station in Las Vegas, and the local leader in news coverage on air and online. We are "Local. Las Vegas."
Job Summary/Description:
FOX5, KVVU Las Vegas, is looking for an experienced meteorologist. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated depth of experience in accurate weather forecasting and severe weather coverage on air and on digital platforms.
Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not limited to):
- Analyze cutting-edge scientific data, models, and all available relevant information to craft accurate and reliable weather forecasts.
- Deliver engaging and conversational weather presentations across all platforms, including broadcast, streaming, digital, and social media, ensuring our audience is always informed and prepared.
- Identify and articulate the "weather story of the day," translating complex meteorological information into clear, concise, and impactful narratives for a cross-platform audience.
- Accurately forecast and track severe weather events, providing timely and life-saving information to the community.
- Effectively communicate short and long-range weather insights to the editorial staff, facilitating proactive planning and seamless news integration.
- Conceptualize and create dynamic weather graphics, leveraging data from various meteorological sources to present engaging and easy-to-understand forecasts.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- An ideal candidate should have at least 3 years of experience as a broadcast and digital meteorologist. No beginners.
- The successful applicant's background must include, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in meteorology or the equivalent.
- You MUST provide a link to your resume reel as well as be prepared to discuss your past broadcast and online forecast work.
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)
KVVU-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.
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