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Be a Fusion Forecaster with Foot's Forecast

FootsForecast.org seeks motivated UMBC students with a passion for the outdoors, or are into promoting sports, community events, and would be interested in earning high visibility among the 500,000+ readers of our website across Maryland and around the world. To meet our company's student-led team of college and high school leaders, visit our table at the February 9 Summer Internship and Part-time Job Fair, and be ready to give us your resume.

A Fusion Forecaster can be any academic level, freshman to senior, in any major, is familiar with Foot's Forecast and our widely recognized presence in facebook. Responsibilities include collaborating online with our multi-state team to post a "Fusion Forecast"  every other day to any of our 4 Maryland facebook centers, which reach over 50,000 readers daily. (Central MD page:  http://www.facebook.com/ffcentralmaryland). Fusion Forecasting creates a fun collaboration between our scientific and media teams to produce innovative daily weather updates that feature local outdoor or indoor events such as festivals, concerts, farmer's markets, or sports competitions in the area covered.

Students interested in earning credit via their department will be supported by Foot's Forecast staff. Day-to-day work can be done remotely at the student's location via facebook, with occasional social events on campus with the team.

Apply at the Fair on February 9th or via our posting in UMBCworks.

Posted: February 6, 2012, 2:09 PM