MEDIA TECHNICIAN 1
Career Family: MEDIA TECHNICIAN
To land Media Technician 1 in New Jersey you go through the competitive route: you sit an announced exam and the score puts you on the eligible list agencies hire from.
On pay it sits at the foot of the Media Technician ladder. One promotion up is Media Technician 2, whose band tops out about $10,494 higher. The one gate is 1 year of relevant experience. The FY2026 range lands between $49,266 and $71,403, and state payroll currently lists 6 people in the title, led by Office of Information Technology.
How to apply
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Exam
This is an application to sit an exam and be placed on an eligible list for this title, not an application for a specific job. A $35 application fee applies to Non-Public-Safety announcements issued on or after 2026-02-01. There may be no current vacancy behind it, and the list it produces may not be certified for months or years.
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Exam
Open to permanent employees in the competitive division who hold a qualifying lower title in the same unit. A $35 application fee applies to Non-Public-Safety announcements issued on or after 2026-02-01. Like the open competitive exam, this places you on a list; it is not itself a job offer.
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Agency posting
Office of Information Technology's employment page may require a click-through to see specific openings. Provisional appointment against a posted vacancy is how most people are actually hired into this kind of title.
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Agency posting
Department of Corrections's employment page may require a click-through to see specific openings. Provisional appointment against a posted vacancy is how most people are actually hired into this kind of title.
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Agency posting
Department of Human Services's employment page may require a click-through to see specific openings. Provisional appointment against a posted vacancy is how most people are actually hired into this kind of title.
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Agency posting
Department of State posts its own vacancies directly, often before (or instead of) any civil service exam announcement. Provisional appointment against a posted vacancy is how most people are actually hired into this kind of title.
Pay ladder: Media Technician series
- Media Technician 1 — $49,266 – $71,403 (this title)
- Media Technician 2 — $56,253 – $81,897
- Media Technician 3 — $64,340 – $94,062
Promoting to Media Technician 2 raises the top of the band by about $10,494. Its top salary lands around the 13th percentile of all NJ civil service titles that publish a range.
Rungs are ordered by FY2026 pay. NJ level numbers are not always sequential, so ordering follows salary rather than the title number.
Who employs this title
State payroll records show 6 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $65,461. The agencies employing the most are:
- Office of Information Technology (2)
- Corrections (2)
- Human Services (1)
- State (1)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator.
Examples of work
- Selects and produces graphic materials appropriate to individual communicative needs.
- Assists in television production such as camera operation, sound techniques, lighting techniques, graphic selection, and other related tasks.
- Operates audiovisual, television, and graphic production equipment.
- Assists in the conception, development, and production of custom graphic materials.
- Performs simple preventive maintenance on all types of media equipment.
- Assists in basic still and motion picture photography.
- Assists in various applications of audio recording as applied to audio tapes, audio transfer, sound on sound records, and so forth.
- Writes and illustrates public relations materials.
- Updates, processes, maintains, circulates, and develops catalog listings of instructional and expendable materials located in media center.
- Maintains essential records and files.
- Prepares clear, accurate, and informative reports.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
One (1) year of formal training at a vocational or technical school or college in audiovisual production, graphics, and photography, and/or electronic theory, practice, and equipment.
Experience
One (1) year of experience in media production, equipment, and photographic or media software.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of media hardware and software.
- Knowledge of audio devices and programming.
- Knowledge of television production including camera operation, sound techniques, and lighting techniques.
- Knowledge of still and motion picture photography.
- Ability to analyze subject matter information to determine appropriate type of media use.
- Ability to organize assigned work efficiently.
- Ability to interpret catalogs and references.
- Ability to perform basic preventive maintenance on media equipment.
- Ability to select and produce graphic materials.
- Ability to assist in application of audio recording for various uses.
- Ability to write and illustrate public relations materials.
- Ability to update, process, maintain, circulate, and develop catalog listings of instructional and expendable materials located in media center.
- Ability to maintain essential records and files.
- Ability to prepare clear, accurate, and informative reports.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.