METEOROLOGIST (EVENING) - KTUU

Duties/Responsibilities

• Analyze weather data and prepare detailed and engaging weather forecasts
• Generate creative and engaging, content-driven live shots
• Familiarity with the WSI weather system and software
• Ability to drive long-form severe weather/event coverage solo or in a team setting, both in the studio and in the field
• Ability to multitask, handle breaking weather/events, and adapt to rapidly changing developments
• Cover other meteorologists' shifts, as assigned, as well as the flexibility to cover shifts during severe weather/events
• Post daily stories to our digital platforms and social media, including online weather discussions to explain complex weather phenomena in an easy-to-understand format
• Be actively involved on the station's social media platforms and responsive to viewer inquiries
• Represent Alaska's News Source at community and station-sponsored events, including school presentations and station tours
• Record shortened daily weathercasts for radio partners
• Work closely with the Chief Meteorologist, news management, photographers, and newscast producers to deliver exceptional weather coverage and regular climate-related reporting

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in broadcast and multimedia news content generation
• Ability to write for broadcast news and digital platforms
• Understanding of principal journalistic ethics
• Valid driver's license and good driving record
• Willingness and ability to work in extreme weather conditions while reporting on breaking weather events