# Morning Meteorologist

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Knoxville, TN
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

We are seeking a dynamic and engaging Meteorologist to join our team at WBIR-TV Knoxville, a NBC affiliate station. As a Meteorologist, you will prepare and deliver accurate weather reports on-air and online in a conversational manner. Your primary responsibility will be to gather and analyze information to alert our audiences about weather conditions in their community.

Responsibilities:

- Provide accurate and compelling weather forecasts across multiple platforms

- Prepare and deliver severe weather updates, interrupting regular programming as necessary

- Create clean, creative, and informative graphics to tell the weather story

- Fill in on other shifts when necessary

- Write and report from the field or inside the newsroom

- Update the website and interact with viewers on social media platforms daily

- Perform special projects and other duties as assigned

- Make public appearances

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Meteorology, Geoscience, or Atmospheric Science

- 7-10 years of on-air meteorology experience

- Proficiency in posting content to various websites and social media platforms; computer literacy required, including weather and newsroom computer systems

Benefits: TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits, including two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, dental and eye care coverage, fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance, disability and life insurance. The 401(k) program allows contributions of 1%-80% of pay on a pre-tax basis, with a 100% match from the company up to the first 4% of pay. All employees 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. Additionally, TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit and nine paid holidays per year.

## Skills

### Required
- Meteorology
- Geoscience
- Atmospheric Science
- Weather forecasting
- Graphics creation
- Social media management

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