Introducing: New Credit Categories and Professions

We are excited to announce 12 new credit categories on IMDb, advancing recognition for essential entertainment professions

This enhancement reflects our commitment to serving the evolving entertainment industry and acknowledging the increasingly diverse roles that make today's content possible.

The new credit categories are: Choreography; Color Department; Craft Services; Health and Safety Department; Intimacy Coordination; Legal; Production Department; Production Finance and Accounting; Property Department; Publicity; Puppetry; and Voice Actor - Dubbing. Previously, these credits were primarily listed under the "Additional Crew" category. Credits are also now displayed under dedicated section headings for these new categories across IMDb and IMDbPro web and apps. IMDb will continue to expand professional credit categories and recognition opportunities based on industry feedback.

The "Voice Actor - Dubbing" credit category is for voice performances ("dubs") that are translated versions of a title’s originally recorded dialog. We currently accept dubs into the following languages: English, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

To contribute credits under these new categories, just navigate to the usual credits contribution interface via one of the “Edit”/pencil buttons on a name or title page. You will now see these twelve additional category options listed underneath the pre-existing ones. As before, the “Role” field for each category includes a searchable menu of the most common roles listed under each credit category. For example, the role “production coordinator” is now suggested under the new category “Production Department” (it was previously listed under “Additional Crew”).

Please note that we are also in the process of migrating pre-existing credit items to their relevant new credit category. This will take a number of days, due to the sheer number of credits that we need to move. We expect to complete this migration by Sunday, November 9 at 11:59PM PST.

For more information about these new credit categories, please visit our Help Guide: https://help.imdb.com/article/imdbpro/new-features-updates/announcement-new-credit-categories-and-professions/GWTJ4QXRS5HSJUPZ#

In addition to new credit categories, IMDbPro Premium members can also select their professions from a recently expanded list of nearly 500 options to enhance their discoverability by industry decision-makers. You will therefore start noticing more specific professions (such as “Production Coordinator” and “Digital Colorist”) directly underneath the person’s name on some name pages across IMDb and IMDbPro.

As always, we’d love to hear your thoughts, feel free to share your questions and feedback in the comments below! 

Many thanks — The IMDb Team