Meteorologist

Storytelling is, and will always be, the heart of what we do at Skydance.
Our vision is to build a thriving entertainment ecosystem where stories and worlds are imagined, brought to life and experienced. We create for every age and audience, anchored by the strength of our content and experiences and the depth of our connection with fans. We are creator-first, audience-focused, tech-forward, globally scaled.

Here, you’ll work with talented teams that move fast, think boldly and collaborate with purpose to deliver results. We aim high, champion the best ideas and win together, earning the trust of our employees, creators, partners and audiences every day.

If you’re energized by the opportunity to help build the next-generation global media and entertainment company powered by creativity and technology, we’d be thrilled to welcome you aboard. LET’S GO!

WBZ-TV is looking for a dynamic, experienced, full-time meteorologist to join our NEXT Weather team.

Responsibilities:
•    Create daily forecasts in alignment with the NEXT Weather brand
•    Produce clean, creative graphics
•    Contribute to severe weather coverage from the studio or reporting in the field
•    Report on climate change and the impact across the Boston area
•    Boldly present weather changes with the NEXT Weather team across WBZ-TV, CBSBoston.com and CBS News Boston
•    Analyze, produce, and deliver accurate forecasts utilizing all tools and computer software
•    Own breaking weather coverage moments by delivering vital information that helps families plan, prepare and stay safe
•    Zero in on what matters most to our community and audience by targeting impacts and lifestyle weather
•    Demonstrate the ability to talk about what you know as well as what you don’t know about upcoming weather scenarios
•    Embrace the great outdoors by tracking weather outside in the elements LIVE as comfortably as the green screen
•    Originate, research, investigate, write, narrate, produce, and report stories for newscasts
•    Be flexible to jumping into action whenever severe weather happens, knowing the weather team is stronger when it works together 
•    Be the master communicator that helps to keep the weather team on the same page as well as helps managers plan for big content opportunities
•    Collaborate with all parts of the station, including news, promotion, production, community affairs, engineering, and IT
•    Participate in Community Events, visit local schools

Requirements:
•    Must be a certified AMS meteorologist
•    Must be skilled with telling a comprehensive and clear weather story
•    Must be skilled at posting weather-related information on social media channels
•    Must have a valid driver’s license
•    Must have 5+ years of related experience

Preferred skills:
•    Ability to shoot, write and edit reports
•    Experience presenting news in addition to forecasting

•    Knowledge of the New England area

This will be a union-represented position.

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, 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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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Hiring Salary Range: $120,000.00 - 123,000.00. 

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.  The benefits available for this position include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) plan, life insurance coverage, disability benefits, tuition assistance program and PTO or, if applicable,  as otherwise dictated by the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement.   

Skydance is an equal opportunity employer (EOE)

We embrace the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit. In line with the laws of the country or region in which the role is based, this includes consideration without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religion or belief, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or protected veteran status, union status or any other category protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request a reasonable accommodation during the job application and/or recruitment process. You can request reasonable accommodations by calling 212.846.5500 or by sending an email to [email protected]. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned.