What we noticed in 1569 postings.
Environment work appears in 57% of postings, nearly double the animation category at 28%, signaling sustained demand for world-building skills across the market. OpenUSD adoption reaches 24.6% of listings, while AI-related roles remain at 4.9% of postings. The USA accounts for 39.5% of opportunities, with Roblox posting 251 positions.
Animation skill demand leads at 55 postings this week, with Maya and Lighting each at 54 and 53 respectively. Generalist roles (8 postings) continue to edge out specialized positions across VFX, modeling, and compositing.
Roblox and Riot Games led with 251 postings each. Environments topped the skill stack at 57%, ahead of Animation (28%) and USD (25%). USA carried 652 of 1569 postings, with Canada (205) and UK (161) trailing. 23 more countries shared the long tail across 19 sources.