Review Vacancy
Occupational CategoryNo Preference
Bargaining UnitM/C - Management / Confidential (Unrepresented)
Salary RangeFrom $89574 to $113225 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Nine years of experience managing televised productions OR working as a TV master control production engineer, OR managing the recording of publicly distributed drawings, OR supervising/ auditing lottery-related drawings, OR supervising high stakes games of chance.
Substitution: An associate’s degree can substitute for up to two years of experience; a bachelor’s degree can substitute for up to four years of experience; a master’s degree for one additional year.
Preferred Skills:
• Experience with Excel
• Experience handling scheduling
• Experience basic statistical analysis such as Probabilities and Chi square analysis
Duties Description The Manager Lottery Drawings manages a team of employees and is responsible for all aspects of conducting New York Lottery drawings, including live broadcast, satellite operations, on-air promotional messaging, off-site drawing events, studio set-up, drawing machine procurement, oversight and maintenance, security of drawing equipment, development of lottery drawing policies, procedures and guidelines, draw audit procedures and contract compliance.
The Drawings unit typically has mid-day and evening shifts to cover the unit’s functions. The Manager Lottery Drawings is responsible for lottery drawings activities that occur starting at 11:00 AM and running until 1:00 AM, 365 days per year. Under the direction of the Director Lottery Games Operations, the incumbent must possess the leadership, organizational, and multi-tasking skills to perform the following functions:
• Manage all lottery drawing activities;
• Schedule all necessary staff and ensure necessary vendor and contractor coverage for lottery drawings;
• Review, edit and/or design all procedures and directives concerning lottery drawings and the activities which relate to the integrity of lottery drawings;
• Ensure all drawing equipment is maintained properly, problem areas are identified, and corrective action is taken as necessary;
• Identify new drawing equipment to be employed and new methods of conducting random drawings;
• Design and conduct special promotional drawings in collaboration with the Director of Lottery Marketing and Director of Lottery Games Operations;
• Write and/or review Requests for Proposals (RFPs) associated with conducting and broadcasting live lottery drawings to include accounting services, broadcast transmission services, television production services, drawing equipment, television studio sets, television studio production, editing and replication equipment;
• Supervise the scheduling and performance of the production staff assigned to each shift; and
• Identify “best practices” from the industry that will work best for the New York Lottery and apply to existing practices.
Additional Comments This position is non-competitive, phi-tagged, and without tenure protection.
The Manager Lottery Drawings is responsible for lottery drawings activities that occur starting at 11:00 AM and running until 1:00 AM, 365 days per year.
The work schedule consists of 5 days per week on a rotating basis, with typical work hours of 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM or 4:00 PM – 12:00 AM. The incumbent will be required to work at least one weekend per month. There will be both scheduled and unscheduled overtime.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address human.resources@gaming.ny.gov
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Notes on ApplyingEmail submissions are preferred. Please submit a cover letter and resume indicating that your are applying for Manager Lottery Drawings and include the Vacancy ID number. Please ensure that documents are in Microsoft Word or PDF format. If you are using the substitution of a college degree to qualify for this position, please include copies of your college diploma and transcript with your resume submission.