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Open nowPosted 48 days ago

Weather Meteorologist-Per Diem

FOX6 Milwaukee, WITI-TV16 open roles

Pay
$40 – $45 an hour
Where
Home Office, Illinois, USA
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Early applications get read.

13.3% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. FOX6 Milwaukee, WITI-TV postings stay open a median of 49 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 2.1%1 day
  2. 4.6%3 days
  3. 13.3%7 days
  4. 21.3%14 days
  5. 35.7%30 days
  6. 59.1%60 days
This job: posted 48 days ago

FOX6 Milwaukee, WITI-TV median: 49 days open

The posting

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox TV Stations

FOX Television Stations (FTS) owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations, including stations in 14 of the top 15 markets and duopolies in 11. Eighteen are FOX Network affiliates, and together the stations produce approximately 1,300 hours of local news every week. FOX LOCAL, the company's free ad-supported digital and streaming product, extends that news, weather and local content across connected TV & mobile devices. LiveNOW from FOX expands the FTS portfolio even further as the only national streaming services to be truly live 24/7, covering breaking news and events as they happen.

JOB DESCRIPTION

WFLD is seeking an experienced, dependable Per Diem Weather Meteorologist to provide accurate, compelling, and timely weather coverage across broadcast, digital, and social platforms. This role supports the station’s weather team during vacations, schedule changes, severe weather events, and other staffing needs.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and deliver clear, accurate weather forecasts for television, digital, and mobile audiences.
  • Monitor developing weather conditions and provide timely updates during severe or rapidly changing events.
  • Produce and present live weather hits, newscasts, cut-ins, and extended coverage.
  • Use radar, satellite, weather models, observational data, and station forecasting tools.
  • Communicate weather risks and impacts in a calm, accessible, and audience-focused manner.
  • Create weather content for the station website, social media, streaming platforms, and mobile products.
  • Collaborate with news producers, anchors, reporters, and assignment editors.
  • Participate in community and station promotional activities as assigned.
  • Maintain a professional on-air presence and represent the station positively.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in meteorology, atmospheric science, or a related field preferred.
  • Professional broadcast meteorology experience preferred.
  • Strong knowledge of forecasting, severe weather, and local weather patterns.
  • Excellent live presentation, writing, communication, and interviewing skills.
  • Ability to work independently under tight deadlines and changing conditions.
  • Proficiency with weather graphics systems, digital publishing tools, and social media.
  • Willingness to work varied shifts, weekends, holidays, overnight hours, and extended severe-weather coverage as needed.
  • AMS or NWA certification is a plus.

Employment Details

This is a per diem, as-needed position. Scheduling may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and emergency weather coverage. Compensation and scheduling will be determined based on experience, assignment, and station needs.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $40.00-45.00 per hour for high cost labour markets such as but not limited to New York City and Los Angeles, $33.25-37.50 per hour for all other US locations.

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