Skills employers ask for in design jobs in media and entertainment
In 2,062 design jobs in media and entertainment in the SkillDrift job index, the most requested skill is Graphic design, named in 39.1% of postings. Typography follows at 38.8%, then Adobe Photoshop at 37.2%.
Based on 2,062 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 design jobs in media and entertainment that name the skill. One posting usually names several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
- 1Graphic design39.1%807 of 2,062 postings
- 2Typography38.8%800 of 2,062 postings
- 3Adobe Photoshop37.2%768 of 2,062 postings
- 4Adobe Illustrator36.4%751 of 2,062 postings
- 5Video editing21.6%446 of 2,062 postings
- 6Figma19.6%405 of 2,062 postings
- 7Photoshop19.2%396 of 2,062 postings
- 8Color theory18.6%383 of 2,062 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 design 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 design jobs in media and entertainment?
Graphic design. It is named in 39.1% of the 2,062 design jobs in media and entertainment in the SkillDrift job index on 1 October 2026.
How many job postings is this based on?
2,062 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.