Creative Writer: Forecasting and Communications
Core
Craft and refine accurate, detailed, consumer-focused descriptions of daily weather, changing conditions, major storms, and seasonal patterns to elevate the clarity, precision, and distinctiveness of AccuWeather forecasts.
Role type
Senior IC creative writer (forecasting & communications)
Builds
Consumer-facing forecast descriptions, visual communication frameworks, and writing standards for AccuWeather's digital platforms
Domain
Weather forecasting + consumer communications
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Exceptional descriptive and explanatory writing, ability to translate complex technical concepts for broad audiences, iterative language development, collaborative workshop approach, strong editing and revision skills
Preferred skills
Familiarity with meteorology or climate science, experience developing editorial standards or style guides, portfolio of detail-rich writing
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Work side-by-side with forecasters to craft and refine accurate, detailed, consumer-focused descriptions of daily weather, changing conditions, major storms, seasonal patterns, and forecast developments; Develop new descriptive approaches, vocabulary, sentence structures, and frameworks that make AccuWeather forecasts more distinctive, informative, and useful than competing forecast experiences; Review forecast descriptions across AccuWeather consumer experiences and identify opportunities to add specificity, context, clarity, and useful detail; Contribute to forecast-writing standards, terminology guidelines, examples, and best practices used by forecasters and content teams
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC