Refinery29, Gizmodo, Vice, Kotaku closed, dozens of Pedestrian employees made redundant

Senior staffers at youth-focused publications Refinery29, Kotaku, and Gizmodo Australia have confirmed that the publications will be closing local operations, and their entire staff have been made redundant as part of the restructuring of Pedestrian Group.

Vice Australia, and Lifehacker Australia will also be closing, with local staff informed yesterday of their fate at the Nine-owned Pedestrian Group.

On Monday morning, Pedestrian Group announced the “tough decision” to transition out of its current brand licences, resulting in a number of job losses.