Weekend Meteorologist & Climate Storyteller

News-Press & Gazette Co.; Bend (OR); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

News-Press & Gazette Co. in Bend, Oregon seeks a Meteorologist/Forecaster for the Local Alert Weather team. You will analyze data, forecast models, and deliver accurate, engaging forecasts across TV and streaming platforms.

Ideal candidates hold a meteorology or atmospheric sciences degree, or a communications/journalism degree with a strong weather interest. This is primarily a weekend role with weekday fill-ins as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in meteorology and/or atmospheric sciences.
• Communications/journalism degrees with strong weather interest considered.

Responsibilities

• Analyze weather data and forecast models to produce accurate, timely forecasts.
• Deliver forecasts clearly across broadcast and streaming platforms.
• Contribute weather reports to the 'Shifting Seasons' franchise highlighting climate and seasonal stories.
• Communicate weather information in an engaging way to viewers.

Skills

Weather forecasting

Data analysis

Communication

Video editing

Education

Bachelor's degree in meteorology

Bachelor's degree in communications/journalism

Tools

Video editing

Job description

News-Press & Gazette Co. in Bend, Oregon seeks a Meteorologist/Forecaster for the Local Alert Weather team. You will analyze data, forecast models, and deliver accurate, engaging forecasts across TV and streaming platforms.

Ideal candidates hold a meteorology or atmospheric sciences degree, or a communications/journalism degree with a strong weather interest. This is primarily a weekend role with weekday fill-ins as needed.