After Effects jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, After Effects appears in 192 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Designer has the most postings mentioning After Effects.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+Is After Effects in demand in 2026?
Yes. After Effects appears in 192 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Product Designer accounts for the most postings mentioning After Effects (15.6% of all postings mentioning After Effects).
+What jobs require After Effects?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning After Effects are Graphic Designer (16.7% of that role’s postings mention After Effects), Brand Designer (7.4% of that role’s postings mention After Effects), UI Designer (5.7% of that role’s postings mention After Effects).
+What skills are commonly paired with After Effects?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), After Effects most often appears alongside Figma, Motion design, Photoshop, Video editing, Premiere Pro.
+Where is After Effects most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring After Effects are New York City, Bangkok, Bogotá, San Francisco, Amsterdam, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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+Which skills come before and after After Effects?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring After Effects — last 90 days
Career paths around After Effects
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before After Effects
Skills after After Effects
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: HTML5 | 3 |
| Before: python | 2 |
| Before: photoshop | 2 |
| Before: WordPress | 2 |
| Before: Figma | 2 |
| Before: lead data | 1 |
| Before: flash programming | 1 |
| Before: Drupal CMS | 1 |
| After: Figma | 4 |
| After: PHP | 3 |
| After: WordPress | 3 |
| After: Prototyping | 2 |
| After: wireframing | 2 |
| After: responsive design | 2 |
| After: user research | 2 |
| After: MYSQL | 2 |
Roles most likely to require After Effects
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Designer | 5 | 16.7% |
| Brand Designer | 2 | 7.4% |
| UI Designer | 5 | 5.7% |
| UX/UI Designer | 4 | 2.3% |
| Instructional Designer | 2 | 2.0% |
| UI/UX Designer | 4 | 1.5% |
| AI Automation Engineer | 1 | 1.2% |
| Product Designer | 30 | 1.1% |
| Tech Lead | 1 | 0.7% |
| Software Developer | 2 | 0.2% |
Roles with the most After Effects postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Designer | 30 | 15.6% |
| AI Video Artist | 15 | 7.8% |
| Growth Designer | 9 | 4.7% |
| Motion Designer | 9 | 4.7% |
| AI Video Editor | 7 | 3.6% |
| Video Editor | 7 | 3.6% |
| Graphic Designer | 5 | 2.6% |
| UI Designer | 5 | 2.6% |
| AI Video Creator | 4 | 2.1% |
| Digital Designer | 4 | 2.1% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring After Effects
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| EverAI | 25 |
| Clara | 9 |
| Agoda | 7 |
| Tide | 5 |
| Grab | 5 |
| WPP | 3 |
| AppDirect | 3 |
| Canva | 3 |
| Helsing | 3 |
| Moniepoint | 3 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for After Effects
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 16 | 8.3% |
| Bangkok | 7 | 3.6% |
| Bogotá | 7 | 3.6% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 3.1% |
| Amsterdam | 4 | 2.1% |
| Mexico City | 4 | 2.1% |
| San Jose | 4 | 2.1% |
| Singapore | 4 | 2.1% |
| Sydney | 4 | 2.1% |
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 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning After Effects by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s After Effects postings by all After Effects postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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