Meteorologist/MSJ

Responsibilities

• Use your meteorology expertise to monitor weather systems and work directly with our Chief Meteorologist to deliver accurate forecasts.
• Utilize your MSJ skills to shoot, edit, and produce content across broadcast, digital, and streaming platforms, including live coverage of breaking weather events.
• Work with the weather team to develop original content to enhance our weather coverage.
• Research and create engaging weather stories, integrating video, images, social media, and user-generated content to drive engagement across all platforms.
• Bring urgency and immediacy to your work, responding to breaking weather events and delivering live updates as they happen.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology, Geoscience or Atmospheric Science
• At least 1 year of professional meteorology and content production experience preferred, with hands-on MSJ experience a plus.
• Strong video editing skills and ability to produce high-quality content.
• Be proficient at posting content to various websites and social media; computer literacy required, including weather and newsroom computer systems.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.

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.