Reporter/Meteorologist, Weather Data Team

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Job Description

The New York Times is looking for a meteorologist or reporter experienced in covering weather events for The Times’s coverage of day-to-day weather and extreme weather events.

You will help guide the Times audience through all weather phenomena — including hurricanes, severe storms, droughts, heat waves and more — on a variety of platforms. You’ll also have the opportunity to pursue enterprise stories that illuminate weather trends or explain weather concepts to readers in a clear and engaging way.

This is a hybrid position based in Los Angeles, California or San Francisco, California and includes regular attendance in the office each week per your departmental guidance. Must be willing to work one weekend day per week and occasional evenings.

Responsibilities

• You both will work with other members of the weather data team to collect, analyze, forecast and present real-time and historic weather data, as well as contribute to weather coverage across the newsroom.
• During weather events, you’ll prepare forecasts and write for our live blogs, as well as collaborating with graphics editors on clear visual displays of forecast data.
• You will publish on your own but also be willing and eager about the prospect of working in small groups, particularly with journalists whose skills are different from yours.
• In addition to covering weather across the country and around the world, you should also think creatively and expansively about how we can better serve our West Coast readers.
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
• This role reports to the Senior Editor, Weather Team.
  
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience reporting on or writing about extreme weather events
• Proven track record of covering breaking news
• Demonstrated ability to guide weather coverage based on forecasts and history
• A genuine interest, and demonstrated experience, in working with and explaining weather or climate data to a general audience
• Knowledge of a variety of weather-data resources
• Experience with, and a preference for, working collaboratively on a multidisciplinary team of data and visual journalists
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in meteorology, atmospheric science or climate-related research or an interest in obtaining such a certification
• Experience analyzing or modeling weather or climate data
• Experience with global weather systems and data
  
  
  

As part of your cover letter, please describe or link to written examples of work demonstrating your abilities in this area.

This position is represented by the NewsGuild of NY.

The annual base pay salary for this role is between $111,049.64 and $155,000.00.

Location: SF or LA

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