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METEOROLOGIST (MORNING) - KOTA/KEVN

Not Available | Rapid City, SD

Posted Date 5/21/2025
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    About Gray Media:

    Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's 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 KOTA/KEVN:

    KOTA and KEVN are the ABC and FOX affiliates in Rapid City at the base of the beautiful Black Hills, delivering news under the KOTA Territory brand. KOTA and KEVN are the market leaders for local news, sports, and weather with a state-of-the-art facility. Both stations cover the Black Hills of South Dakota as well as parts of eastern Wyoming. Our team produces seven newscasts Monday through Friday and six newscasts on the weekends.

    KOTA & KEVN are located in Rapid City, SD, television DMA Market 170, a community of approximately 100,000 television HH.

    Learn More About KOTA/KEVN Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE2Wz03telQ&feature=youtu.be

    Job Summary/Description:

    KOTA Territory News is searching for a dynamic, engaging meteorologist to join Rapid City`s most accurate First Alert Weather team. The Meteorologist will work closely with the Chief Meteorologist, news managers, and producers to provide comprehensive weather coverage in daily morning newscasts, as well as during severe weather.

    Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Analyze raw scientific data, models, and other available and relevant information to create an accurate weather forecast for our viewing area
  • Create a compelling, conversational presentation of the weather forecast for broadcast, streaming, digital, and social media audiences
  • Accurately forecast and track severe weather
  • Communicate with news staff to inform editorial decision-making

Additional Information

Qualifications/Requirements: • Bachelor’s degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, or related field • AMS seal preferred • Demonstrated mastery of digital and social media strategy • Excellent time management skills and an ability to prioritize tasks and information under pressure are required • Must be able to work independently and as part of a team • Must have scheduling flexibility 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) KOTA/KEVN-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,

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