Director, Commonwealth Media Services, DGS pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 96060
- Class code
- 96060
- Pay scale group
- ST 11
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- B3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Director, Commonwealth Media Services, DGS is $102,788 to $156,167 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 96060.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 08/02/2007.
What the state says the job is
This is advanced technical and administrative work directing the Department of General Services’ Bureau of Commonwealth Media Services, which provides multimedia, video, audio and photographic services and assistance to the Governor and Lt. Governors’ Offices, Commonwealth agencies and other governmental offices. The employee in the job is responsible for directing programs of broad scope and complexity in the field of communications, media relations, videography, photography, cinematography, multimedia and electronic media production. Work includes directing the operation and management of a centralized video production and post-production facility, a cinematography section, a central photographic pool and related processing equipment. Work includes meeting with clients to determine program objectives and methods and to assure desired results.
Examples of the work
Plans, organizes, and directs centralized media production facilities and services including the operation of studios, field units, duplication facilities, a central photographic pool, and the full range of multimedia and graphic design work. Plans and manages all areas of production and project scheduling. Participates in the planning of educational or informational programs using photographic or electronic media. Confers with subordinate staff, clients and vendors to determine project objectives and methods and to assure desired results. Reviews work of subordinate staff for compliance with objectives. Recommends approval of commercial processing contracts.
Minimum qualifications
Six years of professional photographic or media production experience, including two years in an administrative capacity, and a bachelor’s degree; or An equivalent combination of experience and training.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.