After Effects jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, After Effects appears in 347 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Marketing Video Editor roles, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about After Effects
+Is After Effects in demand in 2026?
Yes. After Effects appears in 347 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Marketing Video Editor roles (31% of Marketing Video Editor postings list it).
+What jobs require After Effects?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require After Effects are Marketing Video Editor (31% of postings list After Effects), AI Video Artist (12% of postings list After Effects), AI Video Editor (9% of postings list After Effects).
+What skills are commonly paired with After Effects?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), After Effects most often appears alongside Video editing, Stable Diffusion, Adobe Premiere Pro, Midjourney, Runway.
+Where is After Effects most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring After Effects are New York City, San Francisco, Greece, Republic, Singapore, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new After Effects content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring After Effects — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require After Effects
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Video Editor | 109 | 31.4% |
| AI Video Artist | 42 | 12.1% |
| AI Video Editor | 30 | 8.6% |
| AI Cinematic Video Editor | 20 | 5.8% |
| Product Designer | 12 | 3.5% |
| UI/UX Designer | 9 | 2.6% |
| Graphic Designer | 6 | 1.7% |
| Content Producer | 5 | 1.4% |
| Digital Designer | 5 | 1.4% |
| Motion & Graphic Designer | 5 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for After Effects
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 15 | 32.6% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 13.0% |
| Greece | 5 | 10.9% |
| Republic | 4 | 8.7% |
| Singapore | 4 | 8.7% |
| Albania | 3 | 6.5% |
| Armenia | 3 | 6.5% |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 6.5% |
| Denmark | 3 | 6.5% |
Skills commonly paired with After Effects
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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