Chief Meteorologist
TEGNA · Midland, TX · Yesterday
On-siteAnalystFull-time
Responsibilities
- Works with the News Director to create and implement strategic direction for weather coverage
- Buils and delivers daily engaging weathercasts for on-air and digital audiences
- Supervises the weather team, including all schedules
- Interacts live with fans and the audience on multiple platforms, especially during severe or inconvenient weather
- Aids News Director with recruiting and hiring for the weather team
- Counsels and mentors weather team with regular feedback
- Collaborates with the News Director and News Managers to develop plans for severe weather coverage
- Pitches and creates original weather content for all platforms
- Participates in community outreach efforts including live shots and station appearances as required
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in meteorology; AMS Certification
- Minimum 3-5 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
- Fluent with social media platforms and social management tools, including Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families
- 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
- 401(k) program offering full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 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
- Free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year