The ad says the lottery commission wants an "experienced professional" to implement and run North Carolina's new numbers game.

The North Carolina Education Lottery is running an advertisement seeking someone to be its executive director. The ad appears in Sunday's newspapers and online job listings, including the state's own jobs Web site.

The ad says the lottery commission wants an "experienced professional" to implement and run North Carolina's new numbers game.

State Government Radio says the new agency has also launched its own Web site (lottery.nc.gov), which includes a brief description of the lottery along with links to the legislation that created it, and information about how vendors can get involved and where the proceeds will be spent.