Meteorologist

WBTW News13 is seeking a full-time Weekend Evening Meteorologist to join our experienced weather team in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Position Overview

We are looking for an energetic, accurate, and digitally savvy meteorologist to anchor our weekend evening broadcasts and drive daily weather coverage across all platforms. You will be responsible for tracking everything from severe summer thunderstorms to tropical systems, providing life-saving information to our coastal and inland communities.

Apply online at: https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver Weathercasts: Prepare and anchor engaging weather segments for weekend evening newscasts.

• Support Weekdays: Produce content, fill in, and report on weather/science stories three days during the week.
• Severe Weather Coverage: Provide urgent, clear, and calm on-air coverage during tracking events.
• Digital First: Deliver weathercasts on WBTW+, update weather stories on WBTW.com and provide weather content on social media channels constantly. 
• Community Engagement: Represent WBTW News13 at public events and school visits.

• Qualifications & Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology or Atmospheric Sciences.
• Experience: Minimum of 1–2 years of on-air television weather experience is preferred.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency with modern weather graphics systems (e.g., WSI/The Weather Company).
• Seal: AMS or NWA seal of approval is highly desirable.
• Availability: Must be flexible to work evenings, weekends, and extended hours during severe weather.

• #LI-Onsite

• Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 197 full power stations (including partner stations) in 115 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation. Nexstar’s platform delivers exceptional local content and network programming to inform and entertain viewers, while providing premium, scalable local advertising opportunities for advertisers and brands across all screens and devices. Learn more at www.Nexstar.tv.

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