Waco,TX
Gray Media,Inc.
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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 43 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 PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KWTX:
KWTX News 10 is the dominant television station on all platforms for the Waco-Temple-Killeen market in the Heart of Central Texas. Besides our CBS, CW, and Telemundo affiliations, we provide extensive live streaming through our KWTXtra digital platform. Community service is ingrained in the culture of KWTX. We are proud to host the largest annual one-day food drive in the state of Texas. We are a dominant First Alert Weather station on all platforms.
Job Summary/Description:
The KWTX First Alert Weather Team is accepting applications for a full-time meteorologist to join the market's dominant weather leader. This position is all-weather, with the focus on delivering high-quality weather information across all of our platforms. The shift includes Saturday evening newscasts and four weekdays focused on delivering content across our multiple platforms. This is the perfect opportunity for someone who wants to build and wants consistent opportunities to present the weather on-air and across digital platforms.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
– Work alongside the meteorology team to execute the First Alert Weather brand on all platforms
– Research, produce, and present weather forecasts on all platforms
– Assist with the production of a weekly half-hour weather show
– Assist in the coverage of severe weather in the studio and a fleet of storm chasing units
– Share passion for meteorology in classrooms and the community through the Project Tornado program
– Tell the weather story on all platforms, including: broadcast, web, social media, live streaming, radio, and our 24-hour weather channel
– Assist in other weather-related coverage as needed
Qualifications/Requirements:
– Knowledge of Weather Company Graphics System
– A college degree in Meteorology or a related field
– Ability to work a flexible schedule to fill in for other Meteorologists, and to cover severe weather
– Strong work ethic and ability to work with a team
– Willingness to produce weather content outside of normal weather segments
– Ability to diagnose the visual environment and radar data during severe weather
– Chasing experience is a plus
– Willingness to learn new technology
– A clean driving record and a valid driver's license
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KWTX-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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HOW TO APPLY
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on “apply now”, upload your resume, cover letter and references.