UPDATE: Netflix is making changes to its streaming service.
Jason Spingarn-Koff, who was responsible for helping Netflix win its first Oscar for the short doc The White Helmets, has left the streamer.
Spingarn-Koff has been with Netflix since 2015 as part of Lisa Nishimura’s writing team.
His departure, along with several other leaders on the team, follows a wave of layoffs at Netflix, which has cut 475 jobs in the past three months. This move came as a result of the company’s declining revenue.
In addition to White Helmets, Spingarn-Koff has worked on Academy Awards winners Icarus, American Factory and My Octopus Teacher, Peabody Awards winners The Edge of Democracy, Chasing Coral and Audrie & Daisy and multiple Emmy winners including Strong Island. He also appeared in David Attenborough’s historical drama series Our Planet.
He joins from The New York Times, where he was appointed editor for its Op-Docs video series.
Deadline understands that some other junior staff also left as part of the move.
Lisa Nishimura, VP, Independent and Documentary Film, said, “Jason is an exceptionally talented director who is committed to an exceptional team of filmmakers. We are very grateful for his contribution during his years here, and we are rooting for him. personally and professionally.
