WME Laying Off 30 Staffers, 3% of Headcount, After Going Private Last Year: ‘Our Industry Is Undergoing Profound Change’

WME is laying off 30 employees, as the company seeks to streamline operations amid industrywide shifts, Variety has confirmed. The job cuts represent about 3% of the talent agency’s total headcount. Richard Weitz and Christian Muirhead, the co-chairmen of WME, announced the layoffs in an internal memo Wednesday with the subject line “Update.” “Our industry […]