METEOROLOGIST - WDBJ

About Gray Media:

Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first- and/or second-highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 such markets measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 47 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our 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 WDBJ:

WDBJ7, WZBJ, and WDBJ7.com are a Gray-owned dominant CBS-affiliated media powerhouse in beautiful Roanoke, Virginia. Known as “Your Hometown Station®”, WDBJ7 and WZBJ serve 26 counties across the Blue Ridge Mountain region and produce 58 hours of award-winning local news coverage, more than any of its competitors in the Roanoke/Lynchburg market.

For more than 70 years, WDBJ7 has been the number one station of choice for viewers from Roanoke to Lynchburg and across the New River Valley.

Job Summary/Description:

WDBJ Television, the #1 TV station in the 71st market in the country, is looking for a meteorologist for our weekend newscasts and weekday weather assignments.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

- Prepare and deliver weather over several platforms, including streaming channels and social media
- Anchor and produce a streaming weather show as assigned.
- Responsible for developing all weather forecasts and accompanying computer graphics, delivering on-air weathercasts, and live weather reports from the field
- Live "on-the-scene" reporting, especially during breaking news and severe weather
- Effectively communicate information regarding severe weather coverage in a clear and concise graphic presentation
- Provide weather forecasts for partnering radio stations and/or newspapers
- Communicate critical weather information, especially during severe weather, to producers and other critical staff members to ensure a consistent and accurate message to viewers
- Work with the News Director to understand the overall strategy in line with the department and station
- Follow clothing and appearance guidelines
- Attend/host/speak at community service, school, and community events; meet and greet viewers
- Ensure public appearances in schools and community events are consistent with the image and goal of the station
- Participate in the story selection process through meetings; attendance at editorial meetings
- Must be able to enterprise and field report relevant stories for newscasts under tight deadlines
- Write and edit packages as assigned
- Report research-based stories
- Develop and maintain sources
- Use non-linear editing equipment on a daily basis
- Various shift work will be required. Work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed
- Perform other incidental and related duties as required and assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Ability to learn and operate the weather system. Initial training provided.
- Be able to speak and write clearly and accurately
- Must be able to work well under pressure
- Ability to maintain professional and ethical conduct at the station and in the community
- Willingness to be a hard-working staff member and work as part of a team is required
- Excellent live reporting skills and strong on-camera presentation skills required
- Strong initiative and attention to detail are required
- Ability to work with limited supervision is a must
- Must possess excellent interview and conversational, reading, and writing skills
- Maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving in a manner that will work well with co-workers, supervisors, and viewers.
- Knowledge of social media outlets and website postings (website and digital/mobile platforms)
- Ability to keep up with national and local news/weather is required
- Experience in storm chasing is a plus
- Use graphics to convey weather information to the audience
- Analyze weather patterns into current and forecast information
- Enterprise local hard-news stories

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)

WDBJ-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.

Operates local television stations and digital media assets nationwide.