Meteorologist

WBZ-TV is looking for a dynamic, experienced, full-time meteorologist to join our NEXT Weather team.

Responsibilities:

1. Create daily forecasts in alignment with the NEXT Weather brand
2. Produce clean, creative graphics
3. Contribute to severe weather coverage from the studio or reporting in the field
4. Report on climate change and the impact across the Boston area
5. Boldly present weather changes with the NEXT Weather team across WBZ-TV, CBSBoston.com and CBS News Boston
6. Analyze, produce, and deliver accurate forecasts utilizing all tools and computer software
7. Own breaking weather coverage moments by delivering vital information that helps families plan, prepare and stay safe
8. Zero in on what matters most to our community and audience by targeting impacts and lifestyle weather
9. Demonstrate the ability to talk about what you know as well as what you don’t know about upcoming weather scenarios
10. Embrace the great outdoors by tracking weather outside in the elements LIVE as comfortably as the green screen
11. Originate, research, investigate, write, narrate, produce, and report stories for newscasts
12. Be flexible to jumping into action whenever severe weather happens, knowing the weather team is stronger when it works together
13. 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
14. Collaborate with all parts of the station, including news, promotion, production, community affairs, engineering, and IT
15. Participate in Community Events, visit local schools

Requirements:

1. Must be a certified AMS meteorologist
2. Must be skilled with telling a comprehensive and clear weather story
3. Must be skilled at posting weather-related information on social media channels
4. Must have 5+ years of related experience

Preferred skills:

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

This will be a union-represented position.