Skills employers ask for in creative jobs in media and entertainment
In 1,728 creative jobs in media and entertainment in the SkillDrift job index, the most requested skill is Video editing, named in 64% of postings. Adobe Premiere Pro follows at 35.5%, then Motion graphics at 30.6%.
Based on 1,728 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 in media and entertainment that name the skill. One posting usually names several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
- 1Video editing64%1,106 of 1,728 postings
- 2Adobe Premiere Pro35.5%613 of 1,728 postings
- 3Motion graphics30.6%528 of 1,728 postings
- 4After Effects21.8%377 of 1,728 postings
- 5Adobe After Effects14.2%245 of 1,728 postings
- 6Color correction12.4%214 of 1,728 postings
- 7Sound design11.3%196 of 1,728 postings
- 8Color grading7.8%134 of 1,728 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 within the media and entertainment industry, 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 in media and entertainment?
Video editing. It is named in 64% of the 1,728 creative jobs in media and entertainment in the SkillDrift job index on 1 October 2026.
How many job postings is this based on?
1,728 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.