About the role

  • Public Relations Specialist at Allwyn managing communications and storytelling for the Illinois Lottery. Collaborating with media and cross-functional teams to enhance brand presence and support good causes.

Responsibilities

  • Help increase win belief statewide
  • Conduct outreach and serve as a primary contact for Lottery winners and Lottery retailers selling winning tickets to gather and share their winning stories
  • Regularly visit the Chicago and Des Plaines prize claim centers to collect winner stories and encourage photo assets to share via owned channels
  • Develop and implement PR plans to support brand building around the Lottery’s central promise of ‘fun games, create winners, and support special causes’ in Illinois
  • Support the PR team to breathe life into the Illinois Lottery brand through the development of innovative consumer PR initiatives.
  • Help to promote the Lottery’s role in generating funding for education and other good causes, as required.
  • Help to significantly increase the brand presence of the Illinois Lottery through earned and owned media.
  • Proactively pitch members of the news media to place winner stories and other stories about the Lottery’s contributions to good causes.
  • Serve as liaison to Lottery Claim Center managers throughout the State to maximize winner PR opportunities.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support the development of integrated communication campaigns to support business objectives and act as the key PR contact on projects.
  • Produce weekly media reports and ensure media lists are maintained and kept up-to-date.
  • Provide simple media analysis to support internal reporting requirements (monthly governance reports).
  • Maintain and regularly refresh a library of creative assets (imagery, video, animations etc.) to support storytelling opportunities

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations or a related field.
  • Two-plus years of previous experience in a similar communications or public relations role.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of AP style.
  • PR agency experience a plus but not required.
  • Media monitoring experience preferred (Cision or Meltwater).
  • Ability to manage multi-stakeholder projects while delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proactive, flexible, self-reliant, problem solver, results-oriented.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Google Suite.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries with the opportunity for annual bonuses.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance options, including company contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).
  • 401(k) plan with a company match of up to 6%.
  • Employer-sponsored life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability plans.
  • Generous policy with up to 30 days per year based on tenure, company holidays, paid volunteer days, and paid parental leave.
  • On-site gym membership, wellness reimbursement, student loan repayment, and commuter benefits.

Job title

Public Relations Specialist

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$68,000 - $78,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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