Meteorologist

#We Are Paramount  on a mission to unleash the power of content… you in?WBZ-TV is looking for a dynamic, experienced, full-time meteorologist to join our NEXT Weather team.

Responsibilities:

• Create daily forecasts in alignment with the NEXT Weather brand
• Produce clean, creative graphics
• Contribute to severe weather coverage from the studio or reporting in the field
• Report on climate change and the impact across the Boston area
• Boldly present weather changes with the NEXT Weather team across WBZ-TV,  and CBS News Boston
• Analyze, produce, and deliver accurate forecasts utilizing all tools and computer software
• Own breaking weather coverage moments by delivering vital information that helps families plan, prepare and stay safe
• Zero in on what matters most to our community and audience by targeting impacts and lifestyle weather
• Demonstrate the ability to talk about what you know as well as what you don’t know about upcoming weather scenarios
• Embrace the great outdoors by tracking weather outside in the elements LIVE as comfortably as the green screen
• Originate, research, investigate, write, narrate, produce, and report stories for newscasts
• Be flexible to jumping into action whenever severe weather happens, knowing the weather team is stronger when it works together
• Be the master communicator that helps to keep the weather team on the same page as well as helps managers plan for big content opportunities
• Collaborate with all parts of the station, including news, promotion, production, community affairs, engineering, and IT
• Participate in Community Events, visit local schools

Requirements:

• Must be a certified AMS meteorologist
• Must be skilled with telling a comprehensive and clear weather story
• Must be skilled at posting weather-related information on social media channels
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Must have 5+ years of related experience

Preferred skills:

• Ability to shoot, write and edit reports
• Experience presenting news in addition to forecasting
• Knowledge of the New England area

This will be a union-represented position.

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