Remote Multi Media Journalist, Weather Reporter

Summary

Join AccuWeather as a National Multimedia Journalist/Weather News Reporter (MMJ) to produce innovative stories, report from severe weather locations, and travel across the United States. This role requires generating news stories, pitching content ideas, arranging interviews, writing scripts, and presenting live reports under deadline pressure.

Requirements

• 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

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, 50% or 150 days, 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare and dental benefits
• 401(k) retirement plan with 50% company match