- Volvo Launches Tech Program For Veterans
Marketing Daily, Tanya Gazdik - Sunday, May 31, 2020
The program gives veterans the opportunity to apply the skills they gained in the military toward a civilian automotive career. ...
- Deutsch LA's Craig On How Young Creatives Can Land Jobs Post-Pandemic
MAD, Larissa Faw - Thursday, May 28, 2020
Brett Craig, Chief Creative Officer at Deutsch LA believes "the great silver lining" in the COVID-19 crisis is that it has actually accelerated opportunities for young creatives. ...
- More Facebook Staffers Will Work Remotely In Future
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, May 21, 2020
"There are some very clear benefits to remote work," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. "It lets us access talent pools outside of traditional tech hubs in big cities." ...
- 'The Atlantic' Cuts 17% Of Staff, Closes Video Department
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, May 21, 2020
Those cuts will mostly hit its live events division, as well as sales and marketing teams. A few newsroom positions are also impacted. ...
- Nigerian Cybercriminal Group Targets Eight States With COVID-19 Schemes: Report
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Tuesday, May 19, 2020
The Scattered Canary group has filed 174 fraudulent unemployment claims with the state of Washington, Agari charges. ...
- Vice Lays Off 155 Employees, Many Across International, Digital Divisions
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, May 15, 2020
Vice Media Group became the latest publisher to endure a second round of cuts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, the company announced it will layoff 5% of staffers. ...
- 'Quartz' Cuts 40% Of Staff Amid Ad Losses, 'Chicago Tribune' Union Employees Furloughed
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, May 15, 2020
The Chicago Tribune Guild agreed to furlough all unionized 'Chicago Tribune' newsroom employees making over $40,000 for three weeks. ...
- 'Economist' Group Lays Off 90, Takes '1843' Magazine Digital-Only
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, May 15, 2020
The company will also take its bimonthly print magazine '1843' digital-only beginning with the August/September issue. ...
- California's Freelancer Law Magnifies COVID-19 Pain
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Monday, May 18, 2020
California's misguided restrictions on freelance writers, editors and photographers haven't created one new job, and likely have made unemployment even worse during the coronavirus pandemic. ...
- Conde Nast's Cuts, Furloughs Impact 200 Staffers
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Wednesday, May 13, 2020
In a second round of cutbacks since April, Conde Nast is letting go of 100 employees and furloughing around the same number. ...
- 'A Fear of Not Working, And a Fear of Working': Indeed.com's Singular Perspective On A Singular Crisis
Brand Insider, Steve Smith - Wednesday, May 13, 2020
The largest job search engine comes at the COVID-19 crisis from several unique perspectives. As Indeed CMO Paul D'Arcy told us hours after the release of the historically tragic jo ...
- Twitter CEO Says Many Employees Can Work From Home Permanently
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Twitter said on Tuesday that its physical offices aren't going anywhere, although they will remain off limits to most employees until early September. ...
- New Agency Layoff List Launches
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Two firms have joined together in a pro bono effort to help some of those who have been laid off get their names out there in front of would-be employ ...
- LA Times, TheSkimm Announce Pay Cuts And Layoffs
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Monday, May 4, 2020
The 'LA Times' is depending on a 'work-share' agreement and paycuts, while 'theSkimm' is forced to let some staffers go. ...
- Publishers Need To Weigh Their Plans To Reopen Offices
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Friday, May 1, 2020
As long as the coronavirus is a significant health threat, publishers must determine how to adapt almost every part of their operations. ...
- Adland Entrepreneur Banks On Creative Collaborations
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, May 4, 2020
Entrepreneur Lara Vandenberg plans to launch Publicist, an online marketplace that connects freelance communications professionals and marketing talent with brands, agencies and individuals, on
Tuesday. ...
- Supreme Court Asks hiQ To Respond In Battle Over Data Scraping
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 27, 2020
The Supreme Court wants analytics company hiQ to respond to LinkedIn's request to intervene in a three-year-old battle over whether hiQ violates an anti-hacking law by scraping data about Linked ...
- Slack Sustains Stay-At-Home Orders Until September
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, April 24, 2020
The change puts Slack in a better position to weather a potential second wave of COVID-19, said Robby Kwok, the company's SVP of People. Slack remains committed to paying ...
- 'Philadelphia Inquirer' Offers Voluntary Buyouts Across Editorial, Sales
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, April 24, 2020
The newspaper needs approximately 20 people to voluntarily apply in the sales department to avoid layoffs. ...
- COVID-19 Fallout: How Badly It's Shaking Ad Industry Across Regions And Categories
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Thursday, April 23, 2020
PubMatic data shows how advertisers have changed their ad spend across key content categories, regions and media from March 1-7 vs. April 5-11. ...
- Former Salesforce VP Jeffrey K. Rohrs Joins Jobvite
Email Marketing Daily, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 23, 2020
Rohrs has also served as VP of marketing at ExactTarget and as CMO of Yext. ...
- Tribune Publishing Announces Company-Wide Furloughs, 'Protocol' Lays Off 13 Staffers
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Staffers will take three-week furloughs in one-week increments between May and July of this year to "ensure financial stability," but will retain health benefits during those periods. ...
- Meredith Corp Responds To COVID-19: Issues Pay Reductions, Salary And Hiring Freeze
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Monday, April 20, 2020
Though the company's digital properties have seen a 40% increase in April, Meredith Corp is experiencing the impact of advertising campaign cancellations and delays. ...
- Facebook Keeps Most Staff Home, Cancels Large Events Through June 2021
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, April 17, 2020
"We're slowing our plans to return to the office in order to prioritize helping the rest of our community and local economy to get back up and running first," C ...
- Summer Internships Are Revamped Amid Health Crisis
MAD, Larissa Faw - Friday, April 17, 2020
Some are cancelled or postponed while others are being reshaped for digital adaptation. ...
- Vox Media Furloughs 9% Of Staff, Reduces Salaries Over $130K
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, April 17, 2020
The furloughs will last from May 1 to July 31 and impact various units of the company, including the editorial staff of "SB Nation" and "Curbed." ...
- Making Working In Work Out: Crisis Tips For Email Marketers
Email Insider, Ray Schultz - Thursday, April 16, 2020
Brands face challenges such as reduced budgets and difficulty pulling teams together. Here are some suggestions on how to survive the shutdown. ...
- 'Fortune' Lays Off 10% Of Staff, CEO Takes 50% Pay Cut
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Wednesday, April 15, 2020
The cuts were made in response to the economic fallout accompanying the COVID-19 pandemic. Those affected by the layoffs will receive severance packages and an additional month of medical benef ...
- Minneapolis Agency Solve Offers WFH Internship Program
Mediapsssst, Richard Whitman - Tuesday, April 14, 2020
"Recruitment" videos reinforce what a great idea it is to work remotely-way remotely-when you work for a firm in Minnesota with blizzards in April and "50,000 mosquitoes per resident" ...
- Conde Nast's Cost-Cutting Echoes Past Crises
Publishing Insider, Rob Williams - Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Magazine publisher Conde Nast informed workers of an austerity plan as advertisers cut back on media spending, due to the coronavirus pandemic. ...
