National Multimedia Journalist/Weather Reporter

Who We Need & What You'll Do

The National MultiMedia Journalist/Weather News Reporter (MMJ) will produce innovative, unique stories that can captivate audiences and be delivered on a daily basis. These stories will frequently be reported from locations where severe weather is occurring or after. This includes being live in the field, for all AccuWeather properties, including the AccuWeather Television Network. You will be required to move quickly to identify and follow stories inside and outside your region.

Who We Are

AccuWeather, recognized and documented as the most accurate source of weather forecasts and warnings in the world, has saved tens of thousands of lives, prevented hundreds of thousands of injuries and tens of billions of dollars in property damage. With global headquarters in State College, Pennsylvania; a severe weather center in Wichita, Kansas; and offices in New York City and elsewhere around the world, AccuWeather serves more than 1.5 billion people daily to help them plan their activities and get more out of their day through innovative digital media properties, such as AccuWeather.com and mobile, as well as AccuWeather For Business (AFB), radio, television, newspapers, digital out of home, the 24/7 AccuWeather Network channel and AccuWeather NOW streaming service. Additionally, AccuWeather produces and distributes news, weather content, and video for more than 180,000 third-party websites.

Job Responsibilities

Generate news stories based on the weather and assignments that can connect with a national audience
Pitch content ideas and their implementation strategies to Field Supervisor and Executive Producer on a regular basis
Arrange interviews with individuals, authorities and agencies to gather information for news items
Write accurate and informative scripts, prepare and present news reports under deadline pressure
Travel, averaging 50% , to the location of weather news stories across the United States
Present live and recorded reports on breaking weather news stories, sometimes in challenging situations
Exercise strong editorial judgment and adhere to company's standards and practices
Demonstrate teamwork by working cooperatively with videographers, producers and other team members
Ability to work as a solo multimedia journalist demonstrated knowledge of standard field camera equipment and able to edit using Adobe Premiere software.
General understanding of video delivery systems (FTP, GOOGLE DRIVE, etc.)
Contribute to company's digital and social media platforms on a daily basis
Frequently transport camera gear and other equipment weighing 50 pounds or more
Other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

BA or BS from accredited university in journalism, communications and/or meteorology preferred
Minimum of 4 years as a field reporter/anchor/mmj
Proven ability to enterprise news stories and deliver them in an informative and engaging fashion
Extensive live reporting experience demonstrating creativity doing a variety of stories
Experience in producing and editing content for digital media and/or network tv
Ability to work independently or within a team in challenging situations
Demonstrated ability to shoot and edit video at a network level
Must be adept at using social media

While a meteorology degree is not required, a solid knowledge and awareness of atmospheric science and weather impacts is extremely beneficial.

Must have valid driver's license in state of residency