Reporter , Meteorologist

Ozarks First in Springfield, MO, has an immediate opening for a full-time Meteorologist to join our weather team. We are looking for an energetic, accurate, and digitally savvy storyteller who knows how to deliver weather coverage to our viewers where they are. From tracking severe spring storms to winter weather in the heart of the Ozarks, you will produce critical content for broadcast, digital platforms, and our streaming app.

• Deliver multi-platform content:
  Produce engaging, accurate weather forecasts for TV, web, social media, and our streaming app.
• Own the weather story:
  Track severe storms, winter weather systems, and daily hazards with precision and clarity.
• Connect with the community:
  Engage with viewers where they are, breaking down complex meteorological data into simple, conversational information.
• Severe Weather Coverage:
  Provide urgent, clear, and calm on-air coverage during tracking events.
• Digital First:
  Deliver weather segments on Ozarks First +, update weather stories on , and provide weather content on social media channels constantly.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree in meteorology or atmospheric sciences.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of 1-2 years of on-air television weather experience is preferred.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Proficiency with modern weather graphics systems (e.g., WSI/The Weather Company).
• Seal: AMS or NWA seal of approval is highly desirable.
• Availability:
  Must be flexible to work evenings, weekends, and extended hours during severe weather.

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America's largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people.

Nexstar's national television properties include The CW, America's fifth major broadcast network, News Nation, our national news network providing "News for All America", popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company's portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and , are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property.

For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

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