Creative Writer: Forecasting and Communications
AccuWeather Careers · State College, PA
Posted 7 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days AccuWeather Careers's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 6% of AccuWeather Careers's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at AccuWeather Careers
- high 23 stale, 0 reposted of 33 open
- Hiring momentum
- 38 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from AccuWeather Careers's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for AccuWeather Careers.
About this role
The Creative Writer: Forecasting and Communications at AccuWeather will collaborate closely with forecasters to enhance the clarity and detail of weather forecasts. This role involves crafting consumer-friendly descriptions of weather phenomena, developing new terminology and frameworks, and ensuring that the language used is both engaging and scientifically accurate. The position emphasizes innovation in forecast communication and aims to improve the overall consumer experience with weather information.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of AccuWeather Careers as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Writing, or a closely related writing-intensive field
- Current graduate student in communications, writing, journalism, English, creative writing, technical writing, or a related discipline, or equivalent advanced or professional writing experience
- Exceptional command of written language, including tone, clarity, precision, descriptive detail, structure, and audience awareness
- Demonstrated ability to take complex or technical information and make it clear, specific, useful, and engaging for a broad audience
- Strong collaborative skills and genuine interest in working closely with meteorologists, subject-matter experts, and a writing committee
- Intellectual curiosity and willingness to learn meteorological concepts and forecast workflows
Nice to have
- Interest in or familiarity with meteorology, weather forecasting, climate, environmental science, science communication, or technical writing
- Experience developing descriptive language, style guidance, editorial standards, or writing frameworks
- Experience collaborating directly with technical or scientific subject-matter experts
- Portfolio examples demonstrating precise, vivid, explanatory, or detail-rich writing
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Position is designed for graduate students or those with equivalent writing experience, which may limit opportunities for more experienced candidates
- Role requires a strong collaborative approach and willingness to learn from meteorologists, which may not suit all candidates
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Listed by AccuWeather Careers on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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