Meteorologist

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

KTVB in beautiful Boise, ID is looking for an engaging and social media savvy Meteorologist. You must have a passion for telling people about weather in a conversational way. The successful candidate will have strong communication skills and understand the importance of owning the big weather story. You must be able to successfully engage with audiences on all platforms. Your goal is to create an experience for your audience on air and online.

Schedule: This position will present weather forecasts in newscasts Tuesday through Saturday, as well as fill-in to cover other shows as needed.

Responsibilities

• Research, prepare, and deliver weather content in newscasts and across all platforms utilizing all available weather data, graphics computers and radars both in-studio and in the field.
• Present on-air with clear, concise, and interesting weather graphics.
• Prepare and deliver severe weather updates, interrupting regular programming as necessary.
• Create digital and social weather content multiple times a day with differentiated weather segments for broadcast
• Interact with audiences on multiple platforms, especially during severe weather events.
• Communicate and guide weather content plans for aggressive, accurate weather coverage.
• Create weather content in the form of broadcast packages and digital articles.
• Participate in and/or report from community events.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Meteorology preferred.
• Strong communication skills (written/oral) for on-air delivery.
• At least 1 year of on-air experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to provide accurate weather forecasts using the latest weather technology in a multi-platform environment.
• Exceptional online writing and social media skills.
• Actively participate in social media, including Facebook, X, and Instagram
• Knowledge of WSI preferred.
  
  

Benefits

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

• Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
  
  

EEO Statement

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