Google cuts 100 YouTube jobs, part of ongoing restructuring

YouTube, the Google-owned video-sharing platform, is eliminating 100 positions as it restructures its business.

The reduction comes roughly a week after Google cut hundreds of jobs across its Voice Assistant, hardware, and engineering teams.

What’s happening at YouTube?

In a memo to staff on Jan. 17, Mary Ellen Coe, YouTube’s chief business officer, said the layoffs are part of restructuring changes to its creator management and operations teams.

“As we have seen the past few years, our creator base is broadening and diversifying, from our most experienced creators to a new generation of casual creators posting on YouTube for the first time,” Coe said in the memo obtained by Tubefilter.

“As the business evolves, we have an even greater need to ensure we’re running the business effectively and meeting the needs of all of our users.”

According to The New York Times, affected staff members will have 60 days to find new roles at the company and Google before their dismissals take effect.

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YouTube Cuts in Canada

It remains unclear if any Canadian employees will be affected by the reduction at YouTube.

According to the company’s LinkedIn page, it has more than 2,400 workers in the country.

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