Will Welch Amy Sussman/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment GQ editor Will Welch is leaving the company. The editor, who was named the editor of American GQ in 2018 and its global editorial director in 2020, wrote on Instagram that he will be leaving to work with Pharrell Williams in Paris. Welch did not yet specify details on the job, but said it's a new role with the musician, who is also the men's creative director of Louis Vuitton. "Y'all, logging on with a wild mix of emotions to announce that after almost 19 years, I've decided to leave GQ for another opportunity. My last day at Condé Nast will be Feb 15th," Welch wrote on Instagram. Related Stories TV Mia McKenna-Bruce Plays Agatha Christie Sleuth in Netflix's 'Seven Dials' Trailer TV 'Heated Rivalry' Breakout Connor Storrie to Make Late Night Debut on 'Late Night With Seth Meyers' Condé Nast did not comment on who would be named as a successor, but confirmed the news. "The positioning of the GQ brand in global culture has never been stronger, and I'm proud of everything that this intensely hardworking and creative team has achieved through our editions all around the world," Welch wrote in a memo to staff Tuesday. "I will forever be proud of the risks we have taken together, the unlikely stories we have told, and the innovations we have forged in an industry that demands fearlessness and change," the memo continues. Welch wrote that he had worked at GQ for close to 19 years, eventually rising up to be editor. During his tenure, he also oversaw Conde Nast's music publication, Pitchfork. "I would like to thank the global GQ and Pitchfork teams past and present. The Newhouse family, Roger Lynch, Stan Duncan, and, of course, THEE boss, mentor and ultimate support superstructure, Anna Wintour. Change is good," Welch wrote on Instagram. His departure comes after editors at American Vogue and Vanity Fair also stepped away from their roles last year, and amid high-profile layoffs at Teen Vogue. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up NBC News Bari Weiss Is Making TV News' Crisis of Confidence the Big Story Kevin Hart Kevin Hart Inks Licensing Deal for His Name Netflix Study: Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, Driven by Streaming and Social THR, Esq Disney Taken to Court Over ESPN-Fox One and Fubo Sports Bundle Kennedy Center Honors Trump Kennedy Center Honors' TV Rights Draw Interest From Several Bidders Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch's Newspaper War in L.A. Will Begin This Month NBC News Bari Weiss Is Making TV News' Crisis of Confidence the Big Story Kevin Hart Kevin Hart Inks Licensing Deal for His Name Netflix Study: Asia-Pacific Video Revenue to Reach $196 Billion by 2030, Driven by Streaming and Social THR, Esq Disney Taken to Court Over ESPN-Fox One and Fubo Sports Bundle Kennedy Center Honors Trump Kennedy Center Honors' TV Rights Draw Interest From Several Bidders Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch's Newspaper War in L.A. Will Begin This Month