Meteorologist

HEARST STATIONS INC; South Burlington (VT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental

Vision

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Wellness Support

Job summary

HEARST STATIONS INC. in Burlington, VT, seeks a Weekday Morning Meteorologist to deliver clear, accurate forecasts across platforms. You will interpret radar data, tell relatable weather stories, and communicate conditions with calm, engaging delivery.

You’ll be deployed in the field during weather events and collaborate with the newsroom to keep viewers informed across TV, radio, and digital channels. This role requires flexibility to work mornings, weekends, and holidays as part of a dynamic

Qualifications

• Ability to forecast accurately and communicate weather stories clearly.
• Experience with breaking weather coverage and severe weather events.
• Strong on-air presence and ability to engage audiences.

Responsibilities

• Weather data analysis and forecasting
• Interpret radar information and communicate forecasts
• Deliver weather stories across platforms (TV, radio, digital)
• Provide urgent weather information during severe events
• Ad lib weather content during breaking news and cut-ins
• Coordinate graphics and content with TV, radio, and digital teams
• Be deployed in the field during weather events
• Summarize facts for broadcast and attend editorial meetings
• Keep newsroom informed about current conditions
• Attend community appearances

Skills

Weather forecasting

Radar interpretation

On-air presence

Live field reporting

Multi-platform broadcasting

Breaking weather coverage

Tools

Weather data systems

Radar data platforms

Job description

WPTZ/WNNE, NBC5, the Hearst-owned NBC affiliate station in Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY, has an immediate opening for a Weekday Morning Meteorologist. We are looking for a meteorologist who knows the science and can tell a relatable weather story. You will be an excellent communicator who has a passion for weather and who can deliver an accurate forecast, keeping our viewers and employees safe, conveying appropriate tone, summarizing complicated information, and staying calm in all situations. You will also have experience producing forecasts for multiple platforms. You will report to the News Director.

Responsibilities

• Weather data analysis and forecasting
• Working knowledge of radar information (able to interpret and analyze data)
• Get our viewers ready with accurate, compelling, and understandable weather forecasts on all platforms
• Will provide urgent, immediate weather information before and during severe weather events
• Ability to ad lib weather information during breaking news, long-form weather cut-ins, as well as taking cues during on-air reporting
• Can simultaneously provide content, such as graphics, on TV, for our radio partners, and on our digital platforms
• Will use all the technology available to us, to tell an intriguing weather story
• Will be deployed in the field during weather events
• Gather information and summarize facts and content for broadcast
• Attending daily editorial meetings
• Keeping News personnel up-to-date on current weather conditions
• Attending community appearances

Requirements

• Professional on-air or in-school experience handling breaking news and severe weather coverage
• In-depth knowledge of weather science and forecasting
• Dynamic on-air presence with a conversational weather presentation
• Knowledgeable about how to interpret and translate high-powered radar data
• Experience with common television weather systems
• Experience with live field reporting on weather and other topics
• Must be able to work all shifts (Holidays and weekends included)
• NWA and CBM seals are a plus
• Related military experience will be considered

Salary

The estimated base salary range for this role is between $42,000 and $45,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible, and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching nearly 25 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.