Meteorologist; W​/End​/Mmj; Multimedia Journalist - Wilx

About Gray Media

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households.

The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and Power Nation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

WILX, the highly rated NBC affiliate located in Lansing, Michigan, for more than 60 years, is on a growth trajectory. WILX currently produces 33 hours of news per week and is growing. A market leader in news, digital, and social media, WILX News 10 is home to Emmy award-winning reporters and the recipient of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters “Station of the Year” award.

WILX is a breaking news and weather station, with a strong emphasis on original, local reporting. Our respected main anchors live here and have made WILX their career home. This includes the longest-running sportscaster in the state of Michigan. Our newsroom leadership is known for developing young journalists. Mid-Michigan (Lansing/Jackson area) is a big news market, home to the state capital and Michigan State University.

It is a vibrant, diverse, stable area and a great place to live and work. Lansing is just an hour away from Grand Rapids, downtown Detroit, and a day-trip “up north” for some of the most beautiful places in the country. If you love lakes, boating, fishing, camping, beaches, downhill skiing, wine, craft brew, Broadway shows, Big 10 sports, minor-league baseball, NFL/NBA/NHL games…Michigan has it all!

WILX-TV, the NBC affiliate serving Lansing and Mid-Michigan, is seeking a Weekend Meteorologist / MMJ who is passionate about accurate forecasting, severe weather coverage, and storytelling across broadcast, digital, streaming, and social. This position is ideal for a meteorologist who can own the weather story and excel as a multimedia journalist — shooting, writing, editing, and publishing compelling content that serves our community.

This role offers the chance to forecast and report in one of the most dynamic weather regions in the country — delivering meaningful coverage that helps viewers make daily decisions and stay safe during high-impact events.

Submit your resume and links to your Meteorology reel and reporting samples to be considered.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Analyze meteorological data to build accurate, compelling forecasts for Mid-Michigan.
• Produce and present weather casts for newscasts, with clear, conversational delivery and strong breaking-weather performance.
• Provide live, urgent coverage during severe and disruptive weather events, both in-studio and in the field as needed.
• Create engaging weather graphics and explain complex weather conditions in an easy-to-understand way.
• Pitch, shoot, write, edit, and present weather/science and general assignment stories for newscasts and digital platforms.
• Coordinate assignments independently and meet deadline demands.
• Publish daily weather and news content for digital platforms (web, app, streaming, and social media). Ensure content follows best practices and is optimized for digital audiences (headline writing, thumbnails, platform-first video).
• Work closely with the Chief Meteorologist and news managers to support daily editorial planning.
• Fill in for other meteorologists and/or MMJs as assigned, including schedule flexibility during severe weather or breaking news.
• Participate in community…