In what’s fast becoming a familiar story in the media industry, Hearst announced a deep round of layoffs today, rumored to include up to 75 editorial employees and 100 members of the company’s sales, marketing and operational staff. Business of Home has learned that Elle Decor is among the magazines affected by the cuts, losing several longtime employees—Town & Country and Veranda also saw their editorial headcounts reduced.

“After a thorough review of our business, we’ve decided to reallocate resources to better support our goals and continue our focus on digital innovation while strengthening our best in class print products,” Debi Chirichella, president of Hearst Magazines, wrote in a memo to employees that was seen by The Hollywood Reporter. “We will scale back in areas that do not support our core strategy and will eliminate certain positions as we reimagine our team structures to drive long-term growth.”

The Writers Guild of America East, which represents the Hearst Magazines Media Union, issued a statement condemning the cuts, calling them “needless, irresponsible and cruel.”

Earlier today, New York magazine media correspondent Charlotte Klein tweeted a screenshot of what appeared to be an internal communication from Chirichella. Apparently, employees had been notified that those targeted by layoffs would receive an invitation to a 9 a.m. meeting, but a “delay in deployment of calendar invites” kept them in limbo for much of the morning.

The news comes at a moment of flux for Elle Decor, which saw its former editor in chief, Asad Syrkett, step down in September after four years at the helm. Though Town & Country editor in chief Stellene Volandes currently serves as the title’s editorial director, no replacement for Syrkett has been announced.

The layoffs hit in the wake of Hearst’s decision last month to partner with OpenAI in a deal that will see the ChatGPT parent company integrate content from the media behemoth’s newspapers and magazines into its AI products. While Chirichella claimed that the move would allow Hearst to “evolve the future of magazine content,” the WGAE expressed their opposition to the choice, calling it “abhorrent and irresponsible.”

In her memo today, Chirichella emphasized that the cuts were part of a larger strategy, writing: “These changes will enable us to take care of our business for the long term. We’ll prioritize areas where we can deliver the highest impact and drive growth and continue to focus on producing the highest-quality storytelling, advertising solutions, and digital experiences.”

This is a developing story; stay tuned for updates.