has announced another round of
layoffs
, this time at its
video-sharing platform
, YouTube. As
YouTube
's
partnerships team
, which handles the creator management and operations, goes under a
restructuring
, a first in a decade, around 100 roles will be eliminated as a result, as confirmed by a source familiar with the matter.
This comes after Google laid off over 1,000 staff across various divisions last week, including engineering, services, and Google Assistant.
The announcement was made internally on Wednesday by Mary Ellen Coe, the chief business officer who oversees thousands of people working on the business operations, partnerships, and advertising fronts. YouTube’s
job cuts
were part of restructuring changes to its creator management and operations teams, according to an internal memo, as seen by TubeFilter, sent to staff by Coe.
“We’ve made the decision to eliminate some roles and say goodbye to some of our teammates,” YouTube’s chief business officer, Mary Ellen Coe, wrote in a note to employees at the organisation. “Anyone in the Americas” and the Asia-Pacific region “who is or may be impacted will be notified by the end of day today,” the note said.
“To best position us for these opportunities, throughout the second half of 2023, a number of our teams made changes to become more efficient and work better, and to align their resources to their biggest product priorities. Some teams are continuing to make these kinds of organisational changes, which include some role eliminations globally,” a Google spokesperson told TechCrunch in a statement.
YouTube is restructuring its operations to streamline its business as it handles an ever-growing creator base and new initiatives like Shorts and generative AI. The video-sharing platform is localising creator management while consolidating its music, sports, media, film, and TV teams into single global forces. YouTube is also splitting its support team into two units to provide creators with more specialised support.
These 100 employees reportedly have a chance to apply for other positions at YouTube. However, this doesn't necessarily guarantee them a new position within the company. As per The New York Times, the affected employees have 60 days to find new roles before their dismissals become effective.
“Each one of you has been a valued and meaningful part of our team, and we’ll be here to support you as you consider next steps…Change is never easy, but I am confident these will help us invest our capabilities and expand our impact for YouTube for many years to come,” Coe said.
After laying off over a thousand employees in the last week, CEO
Sundar Pichai
has written a memo to the remaining company employees that there may be further cuts later this year. Pichai explained that some teams will need to make specific resource allocation decisions, and some roles may be impacted. He stated that the "role eliminations" are about simplifying execution and driving velocity in some areas.
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