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 WFSB:
WFSB Channel 3 Eyewitness News is everywhere. We're Connecticut's #1 source for the latest weather, including Connecticut's only LIVE Doppler radar, breaking news, traffic, and all the info you need to make it through your day.
Job Summary/Description:
Connecticut's #1 source for news, WFSB-TV, is searching for an experienced Meteorologist to join our First Alert Weather team. This person will forecast and deliver weather across all of our digital and social platforms and anchor weather.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Prepares and anchors interesting and informative weathercasts with station brand and First Alert Weather research in mind
• Develops and innovates new presentation tools for TV and digital platforms
• Work performed is for all media platforms and initiatives, including, for example: on-air, web, digital, and social media
• Makes public appearances on behalf of the station, including, but not limited to, “Surviving The Storm”
• Appears in station promotions
• Implements station weather research initiatives
• Develops weathercasts to attract the largest available audience
• Expands weather brand reach on digital platforms
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology or equivalent training and/or experience
• Three years of experience as a weather anchor or meteorologist at a commercial television station
Specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• AMS or NWA seal required
• Proficiency with complex computer-driven weather production systems
• Must be flexible and willing to work unexpected hours for severe weather
• Must possess excellent ad lib skills and be able to drive long-form severe weather coverage solo or in a team setting
• Must be willing to work in a team-oriented environment
• % Travel Required (Approximate): 10%
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)
WFSB-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.
