Skills employers ask for in creative jobs
In 3,339 creative jobs in the SkillDrift job index, the most requested skill is Video editing, named in 60.8% of postings. Adobe Premiere Pro follows at 30.6%, then Motion graphics at 28%.
Based on 3,339 job postings in the SkillDrift job index, read on 1 October 2026.
The 8 skills named most often
Each share is the part of all creative jobs that name the skill. One posting usually names several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
- 1Video editing60.8%2,029 of 3,339 postings
- 2Adobe Premiere Pro30.6%1,022 of 3,339 postings
- 3Motion graphics28%936 of 3,339 postings
- 4After Effects20.2%673 of 3,339 postings
- 5Storytelling19.9%665 of 3,339 postings
- 6Color correction10.8%359 of 3,339 postings
- 7Graphic design10%334 of 3,339 postings
- 8Adobe Photoshop9.9%330 of 3,339 postings
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The SkillDrift job index collects live job postings and reads the skills each one asks for. This page counts the postings in the creative role group, across all industries, and shows the share that name each skill. Skills appear as employers write them, so close variants such as Excel and MS Excel can both appear, because a posting may use either. The page is refreshed from the index, and the date above shows the last read.
Questions people ask
What is the most requested skill in creative jobs?
Video editing. It is named in 60.8% of the 3,339 creative jobs in the SkillDrift job index on 1 October 2026.
How many job postings is this based on?
3,339 postings, read from the SkillDrift job index on 1 October 2026. Each share is the number of postings that name the skill, divided by all postings in this group.