Art Jobs Report
October 2026

Motion and graphic design stayed the largest group at 20% of roles, down from 33% in September. The drop is almost entirely graphic design, which returned to 234 roles, in line with August (238), after a one-month spike to 612. Outside graphic design the market held up slightly above September. 3D art (16%) and animation (15%) stayed close together, 2D art and illustration rose to 7% (190 roles, up from 147), and environment art climbed to 104 roles from 70.

EPAM Systems topped October with 97 listings, but they cover just eight job titles: senior and lead UI and technical artist roles advertised across Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, and Chile. For variety Ubisoft stood out, with 31 listings and 26 different roles, mostly in animation. Electronic Arts (19) and Riot Games (14) followed, and VFX work filled much of the rest of the top ten, with Framestore, Rodeo FX, Jakarta's LMN VFX, and Pitch Black Creative all posting 11 or more.

16.4% of October listings included salary data (419 of 2,551), holding close to September's 16.6%. Transparency remains highest in North America and the UK. To keep the ranges comparable, the cards below use the 296 listings from North America and Western Europe, normalized to USD equivalents with hourly and monthly rates annualized, and show the middle 80% of each discipline's listed pay.

October ran at a steadier pace than September. Weeks 2 and 3 were the busiest (645 and 617 jobs), Week 4 stayed strong at 554, and Week 1 was the quietest at 511. The three-day final stretch (October 29-31) added 224.