Condé Nast Loses 33 Editorial Staff in 5 Months, Glamour's Near-Centennial Legacy Is on Life Support After Latest Round of Cuts and Union Arbitration

After Selling, Shuttering, and Consolidating, Condé Nast Is Gutting the Editorial Talent That Made Its Brands Worth Buying

On April 22, Conde Union released a statement confirming 16 additional layoffs across @glamourmag, SELF, and Condé Nast Entertainment, bringing total union member losses to 33 in just five months. In that same window, Condé Nast sold assets, consolidated Teen Vogue, and shuttered SELF entirely.

The union is direct about what it believes is driving the decisions: "Management would rather pocket the savings from terminating our members — and letting years of experience, talent and hard work walk out the door — than protect the brands they say they care so much about." That framing matters. If accurate, it signals a company in harvest mode, not reinvestment mode.

The latest cuts hit editorial, design, audience development, and operations at Glamour, a brand approaching its 100th year of cultural relevance, leaving a skeleton crew to sustain what was once one of the most powerful women's media titles in the world.

The damage at Glamour is described in stark terms: "Most of the editorial staff is gone, as well as key staff in design, audience development, and operations," the union wrote. "It's hard to imagine how Glamour will continue to exist as the women's magazine with a nearly 100-year history of cultural relevancy and so few left to create its content."

Video Director roles, particularly at Vanity Fair, are also being eliminated, with affected staff offered what the union calls “the choice between a demotion or a layoff, a demoralizing proposition coming from a company that claims we are exceeding our revenue and profitability budgets.”