Weekly issue

Issue 43 · 2026-W43 · 5 min read
This week's read

What we noticed in 2264 postings.

Animation leads the week at one-third of postings, followed by Unreal Engine and C++ technical roles. The USA accounts for a quarter of opportunities, while one in six postings reference AI tools. Roblox remains the largest single employer with 182 active listings.

Art Trends 56 art postings

Animation skill demand leads at 24 postings this week, with Animator roles at 9 openings. Maya remains the most-requested tool among artists, cited in 18 positions.

Top art skills share of art postings see all skills
Animation 43%
Maya 32%
Photoshop 27%
Top art roles share of art postings see all roles
Animator 16%
Top studios this week open art postings this week see all studios
2264postings
170studios
30countries
37sources

Roblox and Riot Games led with 182 postings each. Animation topped the skill stack at 33%, ahead of Unreal Engine (25%) and C++ (21%). Japan carried 556 of 2264 postings, with USA (552) and Canada (345) trailing. 27 more countries shared the long tail across 37 sources.

Skills on the move
trend over the last few weeks
More from this issue

Art skills

Most in-demand creative tools this week.

Top art skills · 2026-W43
Animation
33%
Unreal Engine
25%
Maya
20%
Lighting
12%
Houdini
12%
Unity
11%
Modeling
10%
Photoshop
10%
Rendering
9%
Nuke
8%

Tech skills

Most in-demand programming & pipeline this week.

Top tech skills · 2026-W43
C++
21%
Python
21%
C#
9%
Git
5%
Blueprints (UE)
4%
TypeScript
4%
ShotGrid
4%
JavaScript
4%
Perforce
3%
Arnold
3%

Studios hiring

Studios with the most active postings this week.

Top studios · 2026-W43
Roblox
182
Riot Games
123
Scopely
106
Epic Games
105
Ubisoft
96

Where the jobs are

Top countries by posting count this week.

Top countries · 2026-W43
556
552
345
165
101
74
71

About this issue's data

Where the numbers in this issue come from.

Week 2026-W43 2264 open postings, collected this week from 37 public hiring sources - studios' own careers pages and the public job boards they post to. Only currently-listed, public roles - nothing behind a login.

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