Weekend Meteorologist & Live Weather Anchor Job at WDBJ in Roanoke

(WDBJ) - WDBJ7, WZBJ, and WDBJ7.com 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 competitors in the Roanoke/Lynchburg market.
For more than 70 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 market in the country, is looking for a meteorologist for our weekend newscasts and weekday weather assignments.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Prepare and deliver weather over several platforms, including streaming channels and social media
Anchor and produce a streaming weather show as assigned.
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 stations 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 understand the 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 as assigned
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:

Ability to learn and operate the weather system. Initial training provided.
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
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.

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