AccuWeather Meteorologist Opportunity
AccuWeather is looking for a Meteorologist to join their expert forecasting team at AccuWeather Headquarters in State College, PA. This full-time, on-site position is open to candidates of all experience levels.
Several of the core competencies they are looking for in candidates include:
• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Someone that thrives in a collaborative environment.
• Creativity to develop innovative storytelling aspects of a weather forecast.
• Solid meteorological knowledge and forecasting skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Key Responsibilities:
• Prepare specialized impact-driven weather forecasts and products for our customers or users. These include, but are not limited to, traditional media customers (radio, TV stations, newspapers), business-to-business customers, internal customers, or the creation of digital media products.
• Justify and explain weather predictions to colleagues and engage in a dialogue with them to reach a consensus agreement on any differing predictions.
• Regularly synthesize complex weather scenarios into easy-to-understand verbal and written forecasts and briefings.
• Monitor and analyze new weather data as it becomes available and determine whether a change in weather forecasts is warranted. Discuss with colleagues to formulate a revised consensus based upon best professional judgement, revise forecasts and products for customers as appropriate, and communicate any revisions to customers.
• Special duties and responsibilities may include quality assurance, specifying or implementing efficiency measures, customer support, scheduling, research and development, or other areas.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in the field of meteorology and apply new tools and ideas to everyday forecasting processes.
• Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Sciences, or equivalent education and experience
• Must qualify for professional membership in the American Meteorological Society and the National Weather Association
• All are encouraged to apply. We are considering candidates with all levels of forecasting experience for this role.
• Demonstrated skill in weather forecasting and job performance in multiple forecast areas
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Ability to read, understand, analyze and utilize the complete array of available weather data
• Proven verbal and written communication skills, including excellent collaboration in team environments
• Must be available to work overnights, evenings, weekends and holidays
Applications for these opportunities are now being accepted on the AccuWeather Careers page. Apply in the next couple of weeks for a mid-May hiring date.