Mallmark eliminated 30 jobs on Wednesday in order to “transition our workforce to meet the needs of the company today”.
Among those who were affected by layoffs were Jimmy Holcomb, the production vice-president at Hallmark Media. He supervised the physical production of kinds, series and specials for the diffusion channels of Hallmark Media and was also credited for having created new companies for the Hallmark media around the world. One of his projects for the Hallmark channel included Watsons go to Birminghamwhich was funded by Walden Media.
“While the industry continues to go through a significant period of transformation, Hallmark takes action to transition our workforce to meet the needs of the company today,” said a Hallmark spokesman. “This means a continuous exploration of specific roles and functions. Although these decisions are never easy, we have eliminated 30 roles in several areas of organization and have restructured parts of our company in order to invest in capacities that will propel our business in the future. ”
Earlier this month, Hallmark demonstrated the desire to return to the basics by rehiring Michelle Vicary, who helped establish the Hallmark channel, the movies and mysteries Hallmark and the Hallmark drama with convivial programs like fans like When calls the heart. She returned to the network to supervise all production and original programming on Hallmark content platforms.
Vicary was previously Programming and Programming and Production Director of Crown Media before leaving in 2021. She had been in the company since its creation by developing popular series like When calls the heart And Good witch. She also directed the nine year round of the day show nominated at the Emmy Emmy House and family.
