Skills employers ask for in operations jobs in media and entertainment
In 2,230 operations jobs in media and entertainment in the SkillDrift job index, the most requested skill is Project management, named in 15.4% of postings. Excel follows at 11.3%, then Vendor management at 10.6%.
Based on 2,230 job postings in the SkillDrift job index, read on 5 November 2026.
The 8 skills named most often
Each share is the part of all operations jobs in media and entertainment that name the skill. One posting usually names several skills, so the shares add up to more than 100%.
- 1Project management15.4%344 of 2,230 postings
- 2Excel11.3%251 of 2,230 postings
- 3Vendor management10.6%237 of 2,230 postings
- 4Microsoft Office8.3%184 of 2,230 postings
- 5Data entry8.2%183 of 2,230 postings
- 6Calendar management8%178 of 2,230 postings
- 7Reporting6%133 of 2,230 postings
- 8Data analysis5.7%128 of 2,230 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 operations 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 operations jobs in media and entertainment?
Project management. It is named in 15.4% of the 2,230 operations jobs in media and entertainment in the SkillDrift job index on 5 November 2026.
How many job postings is this based on?
2,230 postings, read from the SkillDrift job index on 5 November 2026. Each share is the number of postings that name the skill, divided by all postings in this group.
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