Weekend Meteorologist

Job Description

Job Description

Weekend Weather Opportunity

Local 3, WRCB with Sarkes Tarzian has an opening for a Weekend Weather Meteorologist. If you love weather, are a competitor, self-starter, team player, and want to work for a company that truly cares for its employees and the community, submit your resume and / or application directly to ecollins@sarkestarzian.com. Sarkes Tarzian is an equal-opportunity employer.

The purpose of this position is to research and present accurate and concise weather reports to television viewers and digital followers, from the studio. You'll create engaging weather content across all our platforms - including our website, app, social media, and Local 3 Now streaming channel - while providing weekday fill-in coverage during other meteorologists' time off. Your goal is to help establish Local 3 as a credible, trusted source for weather information.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide weather coverage for morning, evening, and nighttime newscasts.
• Research and present daily weather reports for the newscasts and digital products.
• Report live from the field during severe weather events and their aftermath, providing critical information to viewers.
• Regularly develop and produce enterprise weather content for Local 3 Now, our streaming platform, mainly during the two-day weekday shift.
• Fill in for weekday meteorologists during vacation and personal time off.
• Prepare the graphic look of the weather reports through the use of Baron Weather Systems for on-air, online, and mobile.
• Seek current weather information from the National Weather Service and other reputable meteorology services.
• Communicate consistently with newscast and digital producers.
• Livestream and social media posts during active weather situations
• Continuously work on all on-air skills, including lives, voice, and communication.
• Generate ideas to the producers and the Assignment Manager for weather-related stories and live remotes.

Requirements and Qualifications

Benefits

NOTE : Local 3 is a 24-hour News Operation. At times, working outside of your regular hours or scheduled off days may be required.

If interested, please click “apply” and / or email your resume to ECollins@SarkesTarzian.com.

ABOUT LOCAL 3

Local 3 is one of two television stations owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., an independent, family-oriented broadcaster with a dedication to local news and information. Local 3 tells stories with compassion and concern for our community and the people who live in it.

Local 3 is located just a few miles from the banks of the Tennessee River, the focal point of Downtown Chattanooga, a destination city and the centerpiece to a highly competitive mid-size television market. Chattanooga is known as “The Scenic City” for its breathtaking views of the Tennessee Valley from the surrounding Signal and Lookout Mountains.

Chattanooga is known for the fastest internet in the country, a walkable downtown, and a plethora of outdoor activities, live music, local cuisine, and family-friendly activities like the Tennessee Aquarium.

Just two hours from Atlanta, Nashville, and Birmingham, there is always a road trip to be had, though you likely will not need it with so much to do here at home.

Local 3 is the Tennessee Valley’s proud weather leader, investing in the market’s first mobile weather center. With the largest news and weather staff in the market, Local 3 continues to invest in local resources to serve local viewers.