Weather Anchor, Telemundo Las Vegas

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Responsibilities

• Tell the market’s weather stories in a way that connects with and captivates viewers.
• Develop innovative and creative ways of presenting the daily weather story, emphasizing accuracy and hyper-local forecasting.
• Produce weather graphics and analyze data from the National Weather Service and other meteorological sources.
• Use MAX reality and produce 3-D models to integrate into creative storytelling.
• Use MAX Connect and MAX Reality on the field.
• Produce weather segments for other Telemundo and NBCU stations.
• Work with the weather team and producers to create complete coverage of weather events.
• Prepare post forecasts for multiple news platforms in Spanish and English.
• Use social media daily, especially during severe events, and update the Telemundo Las Vegas website.
• Perform live reporting and attend community and weather-related events.
• Handle daily social media posts, particularly during severe weather events.
• Perform MMJ (multimedia journalist) duties as needed during the work week.
• Participate in editorial meetings, contribute enterprise ideas, and represent Telemundo Las Vegas in the community by MC’ing events.
• Other duties assigned by the News Director.

Requirements

• One to two years of experience as a television presenter.
• Degree in meteorology preferred or commitment to obtain the degree within a contractual time period.
• Spanish-fluent (spoken and written).
• Must have the ability to work flexible and sometimes long hours due to the nature of weather events in Las Vegas.
• Ability to work nights and weekends for coverage of weather events.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

Skills

• Experience with severe weather coverage, including hurricanes, tornados, severe thunderstorms, flooding, and ice events.
• Passion for covering major weather events, regardless of timing.
• Compelling on-air presence with crisp, clear, and confident delivery in Spanish.
• Ability to thrive under the intense deadline pressure of television weather.
• Technologically savvy with strong computer skills (working knowledge of WSI system and WSI 3D graphics preferred).
• Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills in Spanish and English.
• Strong leadership qualities and self-motivation.
• Understanding of the demands of an on-air HD environment.