Anchor Weather

Position Purpose:   Produce weather forecasts using various tools & technologies.  Report in the field  - especially when we have big weather events. Also fill-in on the air, providing consistently accurate information and weather predictions.

Primary Responsibilities:

    Use the station’s weather tools & technologies to develop accurate weather forecasts.
    Track and deliver breaking weather information live during times of weather emergency.
    Interact with other talent from in the field or on-air in a manner that builds the talent team and makes viewers feel confident with that team.
    Keen eye for graphics production that help tell a weather story.
    Deliver forecasts with energy, accuracy, and with consistently error free performance.
    Work closely and cooperatively with news and promotions producers and managers to promote the daily weather story and the station’s overall weather brand.
    Use social media to promote the station’s weather coverage on broadcast 7 streaming, build its weather brand, and drive traffic to the station’s website weather coverage.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:
    
    College degree required; degree in meteorology preferred.
    AMS seal required, although we will consider candidates who are working toward their seal.
    At least 2 years of experience as a weather forecaster at a commercial television station.
    Standout colleague who can execute news managers’ goals for a particular newscast.
    Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and act with appropriate urgency during times of breaking weather news. 
    Proven ability to use data to create a forecast from scratch; we’re not looking for someone who just reads a forecast created by someone else.
    Must be available to work all shifts.

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network,  CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.  

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