![]() ![]() The company’s portfolio of brands comprises Curbed, The Cut, The Dodo, Eater, Grub Street, Intelligencer, New York Magazine, NowThis, Polygon, Popsugar, Recode, SB Nation, Seeker, The Strategist, Thrillist, The Verge, Vox and Vulture. That came after Vox Media in 2019 acquired New York Media, publisher of New York Magazine, in an all-stock deal designed to gain synergies of scale. Vox Media in December 2021 merged with Group Nine Media, a digital media roll-up venture whose backers had included Discovery. ![]() The WGA East-affiliated union representing Vox Media editorial and video staffers said Friday in a Twitter post, “We’re furious at the way the company has approached these layoffs, and are currently discussing how to best serve those who just lost their jobs.” The cuts come after Vox Media laid off 39 employees in July 2022, which represented under 2% of its workforce at the time. “I am furious for my other talented colleagues, worried for myself, and very tired, as I am on maternity leave and am having trouble processing emotions other than ‘baby,'” St. James Thrillist senior writer Dustin Nelson Kerensa Cadenas, editorial director of culture for Thrillist SB Nation writer Jas Kang SB Nation editor Nate Wilcox Eater chief critic Ryan Sutton Eater senior correspondent Meghan McCarron Vox.com designers Amanda Northrop and Zac Freeland James Bareham, creative director, Vox Media Networks and Phoebe Gavin, Vox.com’s executive director of talent and development. ( Read the full memo below.)Įmployees who were pink-slipped include Vox.com senior correspondent and former culture editor Emily St. ![]() The company doesn’t expect further layoffs “at this time” but “we will continue to assess our outlook, keep a tight control on expenses and consider implementing other cost savings measures as needed,” Bankoff added. ![]()
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