You love telling good stories and are relentless about getting the facts right. Juggling multiple projects and deadlines, you post a blog with the same agility and ease that you craft a compelling message for a PowerPoint slide or dash off an engaging section of the employee newsletter. At community events, you could talk for days with stakeholders, listening to their questions and providing just the right response. Whenever and however you are communicating − with words, with videos, or in person − you know your audience and how to reach it. A content creator? Yes, that’s you in the truest sense of the word. You can find stories on your own. You collect facts and data, and mine them too. You can build strong personal relationships with sources to create the content that tells the lottery’s story. If storytelling, community relations, and internal communications add up to fun for you, this PR job is for you. This position offers a great opportunity to work with smart and talented people doing fun and interesting PR and communication projects. We are interested in your ideas on how to promote the brand of our $5 billion dollar business and share the story of how the Education Lottery helps our state. Come and grow your career in this fun, friendly and fast-paced environment! You will be joining a place that was just named one of Triangle Business Journal’s 2024 Best Places to Work for the second year in a row. Responsibilities: Use research, reporting and interviews to craft effective messages and stories.Create engaging content for Lottery corporate communications, from media releases and newsletters to websites and blog posts.Produce presentations that engagingly and convincingly share the lottery’s story with others.Plan, develop, and participate in community relation events with stakeholders.Produce content for internal communications, including the lottery’s Intranet site – The Ticket – and its weekly newsletter. Requirements: Four-year college degree, preferably in communications, journalism or marketing.Two (2) to four (4) years’ experience in communications, journalism or public relations.Advanced presentation software skills with PowerPoint or Prezi.Excellent writing and editing skills.Interviewed candidates will be asked to submit a portfolio of their work (media releases, newsletters, presentations, and stories or articles) and will complete a writing assessment. Hiring Range: $61,804 (this exempt position will be filled at or near the posted salary) Position requires in-state travel multiple times a year to work at conferences and meet with stakeholders. After six months, this position is eligible for partial telework. All employees must reside in North Carolina Closing Date: September 1, 2024 About the North Carolina Education LotteryWe raise money for a great cause! All of the earnings of the North Carolina Education Lottery – more than $1 billion a year − go to education. To learn more, visit our website, www.nclottery.com. At the North Carolina Education Lottery, we deal with winners everyday: our employees! We offer competitive pay and benefits, flexible schedules, professional development opportunities, casual attire, open communication and a fun work environment. All employees of the Lottery are expected to support the organization values (honesty, respect, integrity and trust) and its commitment to corporate social responsibility (including responsible gaming, environmental awareness, community involvement, etc). Equal Opportunity EmployerPI245281805 Apply
