Job Description

Meteorologist, The Dallas Morning News

Lead newsroom efforts to provide meaningful weather information that helps residents stay safe and plan their daily activities

The Dallas Morning News is seeking a creative meteorologist to join a service journalism team built to help readers navigate daily life in North Texas. A significant emphasis for this team is weather and how it impacts people in the region.

Our meteorologist will write daily forecasts for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and be the science expert on the team, focused on explaining complex weather concepts in writing to a general audience using a smart, engaging tone.

This person should be ready to experiment with new formats for delivering local news and weather information while developing an original voice and pushing the boundaries of traditional text-based storytelling. Video, graphics, social media and traditional writing all should be part of their repertoire.

Qualified candidates will be comfortable generating and reporting their own forecasts and weather-related stories and helping others in the newsroom incorporate weather into their reporting when it makes sense. 

This newsroom-wide approach means communication and collaboration skills will be vital. 

This is not an on-camera position in the broadcast sense, though the meteorologist’s work may include video appearances both on social media and hosted on the website.

The Dallas Morning News is investing in weather forecasting, data, tools and information. This role provides a unique opportunity for an experienced meteorologist to make an impact on a new team and in local communities, while benefiting from the support of the national Hearst

Newspapers team of engineers and developers.

What will you do?

• Prepare forecasts and write stories from meteorological data gathered by satellites,

forecast models and radar.

• Report on breaking weather news as it happens.
• Provide context around major weather events by explaining what happened to readers with next-day stories or videos.
• Be an ambassador for The Dallas Morning News as it expands its weather forecasting and reporting effort. 
• Contribute to products such as a newsletter and “live updates” content.
• Collaborate with the team to develop weather graphics, maps, tools and charts.
• Provide support, consultation and expertise to newsroom reporters, editors and leadership during major weather events and on complex weather and climate stories.

What will it take to be successful?

• The ability to explain complicated science clearly and quickly as a voice of authority during major weather and weather-influenced events, including severe weather, flooding, tornadoes, fires and winter storms.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in meteorology or a related field.
• Experience communicating complex weather events to the general public.
• Experience writing in the Area Forecast Discussion style.
• Judgment of when to shift plans and put an emphasis on public safety ahead of severe weather events.
• Ability to publish effectively across channels, including social media, newsletters and

news stories.

• Openness to building relationships with NWS meteorologists in Dallas-Fort Worth and

neighboring forecast offices.

• Background in journalism, blogging or scientific writing.
• Experience with audio or video reporting is a plus.
• AMS certification is a plus.
• NWS experience is a plus.

Requirements:

• This position is full time.
• Weekend and evening work may be required as news warrants.
• A minimum of two years working on a forecasting team.
• The successful candidate must be based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area or be willing to move to the region.
• Valid driver's license and registered vehicle to travel to assignments

Experiment with Advanced AI to enhance journalism and reporting efforts

Our state-of-the-art AI tools, including ChatGPT Enterprise as well as the many Hearst DevHub-built tools, act as a smart assistant for routine work. In our newsroom, you will use AI to: 

• Generate headline options, SEO keywords or alert language
• Clean up grammar, apply style and improve clarity
• Version stories for different formats (video, audio) or platforms (social media)
• Monitor public meetings and get alerts with transcripts and video
• AI-assisted data processing and summarization, human-verified before use

Advanced AI is not a journalist, but it can facilitate and accelerate the work of journalism. 

Exclusive Partnership with OpenAI

Through our strategic content partnership with OpenAI and our exclusive ChatGPT Enterprise license, we have unparalleled access to the latest advancements in AI technology.

About the Hearst DevHub
A key segment of our editorial innovation team is the AI group, which works on developing ambitious, reader-facing experiments and projects with accuracy as a core metric.

About The Dallas Morning News:

Since 1885, The Dallas Morning News (www.dallasnews.com) has been North Texas’ trusted source for credible, independent journalism — reporting with accuracy, fairness, and integrity. Each week, we reach more than 4 million people across print, digital, and social platforms, covering the stories that shape life in Dallas and across the state. From politics and public policy to business, culture, and sports, our mission is to inform, engage, and reflect the diverse communities we serve.

About Hearst Newspapers:

With 2,500 employees across the nation, HNP represents a network of 24 daily and 52 weekly publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Houston Chronicle, Dallas Morning News, San Antonio Express-News and Albany Times Union, several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites, marketing services businesses, and entertainment businesses such as King Features Syndicate. 

At HNP, we are investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories — growing newsrooms, diversifying tools, evolving platforms — to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired. 

Be a part of something bigger – Your Headline Awaits. 

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