Review Vacancy
AgencyEmpire State Development, NYS
TitleEconomic Development Program Specialist 1
Occupational CategoryOther Professional Careers
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $56604 to $71980 Annually
Minimum Qualifications Open to current NYS employees who are currently in an Economic Development Program Specialist 1 title or eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of Civil Service Law. Also open to those reachable on the Professional Career Opportunities (PCO) eligible list.
Candidates appointed at the Trainee 1 level will need to successfully complete a two-year traineeship before advancing to the EDPS1, SG-18 level.
PCO Candidate Advanced Placement Options:
• Trainee 2 Minimum Qualifications = Bachelor’s degree, plus one year of professional experience*; or a master’s degree, Juris Doctor, or higher degree in a related field
• Full Level (SG-18; not serving as a trainee) Placement = Bachelor’s degree, plus two years of professional experience*; or a master’s degree, Juris Doctor, or higher degree in a related field, plus one year of professional experience
*Professional economic development experience is defined as work primarily in programs and activities intended to attract, retain or create jobs for the general public either directly or indirectly through tourism promotion, export assistance, urban and regional planning, redevelopment of blight or counseling of minority-owned, woman-owned and/or small business enterprises. If interested in this position, please make mention of your experience in cover letter.
Duties Description Under the general direction of the Director of Tourism, Marketing, Licensing, and Public Relations, the incumbent of this position will serve as an industry liaison and apply institutional knowledge to provide economic development services for the promotion of tourism in New York State. The incumbent will work to promote, publicize, and develop strategic plans and initiatives to increase awareness and promote statewide tourism visitation.
Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Market and promote the business and economic development services of the Department.
• Represent the Department at trade shows and conferences.
• Prepare specialized information on incentives and other economic development tools specifically tailored to tourism.
• Work regularly with local and regional Tourism Promotion Agent partners to implement tourism programs, including acting as the liaison on paid advertising efforts.
• Assist in the coordination of the Path Through History (PTH) heritage tourism program, including nominations for PTH sites and facilitating the creation and distribution of promotional materials for PTH weekends.
• Assist in the coordination of the I LOVE NY LGBT tourism program, including working with the marketing teams on ad campaigns and experiential activation plans.
• Manage the I LOVE NY call center and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) voicemail system.
• Coordinate responses to public email, mail, and phone inquiries to I LOVE NY.
• Oversee the system of designating I LOVE NY Must-See destinations.
• Assist in the creation of talking points and PowerPoint presentations for I LOVE NY speaking engagements.
• Monitor and collect New York State superlatives like appearances on best-of lists.
• Organize and update a policy and procedure book for the Division of Tourism.
• Travel Required: 10%
Additional Comments SALARY RANGE: $56,604 - $71,980**
**This position may be filled as a traineeship. The salary range listed above applies to candidates appointed to Economic Development Program Specialist 1, SG-18. The starting salary for candidates appointed to Economic Development Program Specialist Trainee 1 is $42,986. For current NYS employees, the starting salary is based on the candidate’s salary at the time of hire. Candidates appointed at the trainee level will be required to successfully complete the traineeship in order to advance to the journey level title and salary.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address DED-HR@ESD.NY.GOV
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Notes on ApplyingIf interested in this position, please forward a cover letter and resume to the e-mail address below by October 19, 2019. Be sure to indicate the position title and location you are applying for and specify how you meet the minimum qualifications in your cover letter.