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About the Texas Lottery Commission
Our Mission Statement: The Texas Lottery is committed to generating revenue for the State of Texas through the responsible management and sale of entertaining lottery products. The Texas Lottery will incorporate the highest standard of security, integrity, and responsible gaming principles, set and achieve challenging goals, provide quality customer service and utilize a team approach.

Texas Lottery Commission is a great place to work!
Our headquarters is located on the new Texas Capital Mall in the George H.W. Bush Building directly across from the Bob Bullock Museum and across from the University of Texas. We have multiple field offices across the state. We provide free parking for all our employees.

We offer competitive compensation, including merit increases for outstanding performance; longevity payments after two years; generous paid leave; health insurance; dental and vision insurance; numerous state and federal holidays; tuition assistance; state employee discounts; 401(k) and 457 and a cash balance pension for employees entering state service after September 1, 2022.

Job Summary:
Performs highly advanced (senior-level) technical writing work coordinating the compilation, composition, organization, and editing of data and other information. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. This position reports to the Media Relations Division Director.

Qualifications:
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in communications, journalism, English, business administration, or a related field is required. (Experience in writing and editing formal technical, business, or government documents, in excess of the required three years, may be substituted for college on a year-for-year basis.)
• Three years of experience writing and editing formal technical, business or government documents is required.
• Three years of experience coordinating the production of written content across departments or teams is required.
• Experience proofreading and editing documents is required.
• Experience managing long-form or recurring publications with multiple contributors and deadlines is required.
• Willingness to occasionally work irregular hours, evenings, weekends, and holidays as workload may require and willingness to be on an on-call rotation schedule is required.
• Willingness to travel up to 5% as required.
• Experience working with legislative deadlines, requirements, or regulatory reporting processes is preferred.
• Experience writing and editing annual reports and business plans is preferred.
• Experience copywriting for various platforms and public-facing digital platforms or print publications is preferred. (Examples of writing styles may include, but are not limited to creative writing, feature writing, news writing, blog writing, or press release writing.)
• Experience with digital document management and collaboration programs (e.g., SharePoint and/or Microsoft Teams) is preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, multi-user databases, and e-mail is preferred.
• Experience with desktop publishing software (InDesign, QuarkXPress, Publisher, etc.) is preferred.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite programs, excluding InDesign, is preferred.
• A writing test may be administered to applicants selected for interviews.
• Applicants selected for an interview will be required to submit technical writing samples.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Demonstrated knowledge of Associated Press Style.
• Knowledge of business terminology, spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
• Knowledge of technical writing methods and procedures.
• Knowledge of the techniques and methods of planning, organizing, and writing various types of materials.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.
• Skill in writing technical and business documents.
• Ability to edit and proofread high volumes of text.
• Ability to gather, assemble, correlate, and analyze information to draft reports.
• Ability to clearly and concisely translate complex information into plain language.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, tasks, and functions simultaneously while adhering to deadlines.
• Ability to research and prepare information and to compose copy and materials related to the goals and priorities of the agency.
• Ability to follow detailed oral and written instructions, coordinate multiple priorities, review and prioritize assignments, and function effectively in a fast-paced environment to meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to work well independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment and in a high stress, deadline driven work environment.
• Ability to maintain a pleasant and professional work attitude at all times.

Physical and Mental Requirements:
• Must be able to stand or sit for extended periods of time and operate a personal computer, standard office equipment, and computer software.

Essential Job Functions:
Conducts audit and inspection assignments:
• Leads the development and production of the agency’s Annual Report for lottery and charitable bingo, ensuring all statutory elements are clearly addressed and accurately documented.
• Coordinates the collection, synthesis, and organization of information across divisions to report on the agency’s operations, budget, performance measures, and strategic goals.
• Drafts and edits complex technical and policy content for a broad audience, including legislators, oversight agencies, and the general public.
• Ensures the Annual Report is compliant with legislative mandates, follows plain language best practices, and aligns with agency standards for branding, tone, style, and accessibility.
• Collaborates with internal subject matter experts and leadership to validate content and incorporate feedback while meeting statutory deadlines.
• Manages the timeline for reports from planning to final submission, including content drafting, revision cycles, formatting, and final production.
• Confers with staff in the development of formats, graphics, tables, charts, infographics to present complex data clearly and effectively.
• Coordinates with appropriate agency staff to ensure the final report is properly archived, posted to the agency’s website/intranet, and final reports and publications are distributed to required constituents in a timely manner.
• Reviews legislative changes to reporting requirements and recommends updates to content or process to ensure continued compliance.
• Writes original content for the agency’s seasonal employee newsletter, including articles, features, and staff highlights.
• May produce Responsible Gambling and other certification-related reports in alignment with industry requirements.
• Provides copywriting and editorial support for additional documents, reports, website/intranet content, certain internal messaging for agency staff, or other written materials as assigned.
• Proofreads agency materials to ensure accuracy, consistency, and adherence to established style and formatting guidelines.
• Assigns, tracks, and processes responses for industry surveys.
• May compose scripts and talking points for certain agency presentations or business meetings.
• May assist with creating and publishing social media content across platforms and moderating and responding to user comments and messages.
• May assist with coordinating, preparing, and distributing the daily employee news email and news releases.
• Represents the agency or division, when appropriate, at Commission meetings, business meetings, conferences, seminars, and/or on committees.
• Assists with various administrative tasks for the division, including but not limited to preparing and submitting eReqs, maintaining filing and records retention for the division, and assisting with social media on-call scheduling.
• Performs related work as assigned.

The Texas Lottery Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer

APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications must be completed online through CAPPS Recruit by 11:59 p.m. on the posting’s closing date. When a job opening is posted Open Until Filled, it is best to apply as quickly as possible, as the posting may close or be placed on hold at any time with or without prior notification.

All applicants must submit a thoroughly completed on-line application through CAPPS Recruit, answering all applicable questions, whether starred with an asterisk or not. Applications must contain complete job histories, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor’s name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.

Instructions for completing the on-line State of Texas Application for Employment can be found here:
https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/About_Us/Employment_Opportunities/how_to_apply.html

Please be aware that additional information or documents will not be accepted for purposes of determining eligibility after the closing date.

Applications will NOT be accepted via mail, hand delivery, fax or email.

Qualified applicants selected for interviews will be contacted by the agency. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in the interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.

All candidates recommended for a position will be subject to an extensive criminal background investigation, including fingerprinting. The State Lottery Act contains provisions that set out causes for rejection if applicable. All positions are employment at will.

Inquiries regarding the status of an application will be answered as time and agency resources allow.

RELATED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CODES
Veterans, Reservists, or Guardsmen with a MOS or additional duties or other related fields pertaining to the minimum experience requirements may meet the minimum qualifications for this position and are encouraged to apply.

Additional Military Crosswalk information can be accessed at:
https://hr.sao.texas.gov/Compensation/MilitaryCrosswalk/MOSC_InformationandCommunication.pdf

SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION
In accordance with legislation effective September 1, 1999, male candidates aged 18 to 25 are required to show proof of selective service registration (or exemption) prior to an offer of employment. Such proof is not required to be filed with an application but must be provided upon request by the Human Resources office.

E-VERIFY
This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.