Netflix Lays Off 30 From Animation Team After Leadership Restructuring
thewrap.comrestructuring to its leadership for that department. The team, led by Karen Toliver (VP Animation Film Content) and Traci Balthazor (VP Animation Film Production), aims for better collaboration closer to traditional animation film studios, resulting in 30 different roles that are no longer needed, an individual with knowledge of the decision said.
The move is not expected to lead to a downturn in the overall amount of content that Netflix puts out from its film animation unit.
Netflix had no comment. Back in July, Toliver was promoted to lead the film animation team and report directly to global film head Scott Stuber.
It led to Melissa Cobb and Gregg Taylor shifting to becoming creative producing partners and removing layers from the leadership structure, while Bruce Daitch on the production side exited Netflix.
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