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Jay West

@jaywest

Father of daughters. Digital strategist. Creative producer. Arts manager. Paddle/snowboarder. Backcountry adventurer. Middle-aged rockstar.

 Ottawa, ON
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Joined January 2007
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Thanks, dear people of Ottawa and beyond, for your love🙏🏽 Make sure you find time this weekend to do some joyful move in front of the Lantern at NAC! – at Macpherson-Grizzly Valley, Yukon
National Arts Centre (@CanadasNAC) profile pictureNational Arts Centre@CanadasNAC29 Apr 2022
Happy International Dance Day! 🕺💃Dance for Joy with @GurdeepPandher of the Yukon! We're thrilled to feature Gurdeep on the Kipnes Lantern in celebration of his remarkable ability to spread hope and positivity around the world through #bhangra dance. #internationaldanceday
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Never a dull moment. Tonight we've closed the roads in the middle of downtown to shoot segments for this years #GGPAA featuring the #KipnesLantern. Watch for broadcast on CBC in November. @ National Arts Centre instagram.com/p/CTvkxv0Frdl/… – at Ottawa, Ontario
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We're hiring! If you have experience with front end design and development and work well with a continually evolving team committed to improving our online experiences, we encourage you to apply today! Client.njoyn.com/CL4/ex/JobD…
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Our team is growing! The NAC's Digital Experiences + Design team is looking for a design engineer that can blend their knowledge of UI, UX and CMS development to craft seamless digital experiences for our audience. Send us your resume! nac.njoyn.com/CL4/xweb/Xweb.…
Why there's not such thing as white pride, extremely well explained in minute.
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How can Canada’s performing arts ecosystem change in the face of COVID-19? getpocket.com/@jaywest/share…
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'A scary situation': Ottawa's techs, backstage workers fear for the future buff.ly/2wJjPpK
We're gearing up to see all of you this Friday at 5 PM EST - at a safe distance, of course. @CanadasNAC + @Facebook CND have banded together to bring you #CanadaPerforms, we're welcoming you into our home for a live concert. Stay connected and stay home! FB Live / IG Live / YT
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So proud of my 400+ @MomentFactory colleagues' strong collective response to #StopTheSpread --2 days of collaboration and we are fully operational...working remotely, staying healthy and productive while remaining connected around the world with clients, suppliers and each other.
The Spinoff (@TheSpinoffTV) profile pictureThe Spinoff@TheSpinoffTV13 Mar 2020
Beyond #FlattenTheCurve, the critical challenge now is #StopTheSpread @SiouxsieW @XTOTL thespinoff.co.nz/society/14-…
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Thx for lookin' out for me!
Dennis Van Staalduinen 🐳 (@DenVan) profile pictureDennis Van Staalduinen 🐳@DenVan29 Jan 2020
Uh oh... um... can I continue to like those things AND stay not racist please? Also for the record the real @JayWest is an old friend and a decent human who should in no way be confused with this racist jerk.
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Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight? Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you Me: Not now Dad Dad: Not asking for a graphic designer to help, are they? Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now Dad: Go and see if excellent kerning helps. – at Los Angeles, CA
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Traditional #SEO still matters, so worth your while getting it right until something else, like the #semantic #web takes over digitalartsnation.ca/2019/10… #makingtomorrowbetter #digitaltransformation
Traditional Search Engine Optimization matters - Digital Arts Nation

Traditional Search Engine Optimization matters - Digital Arts Nation

To get search engine optimization right think of SEO from the earliest stage of web site design and writing. That means you’ll write the site for people and you’ll construct the code for search...

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CAPACOA@CAPACOA25 Oct 2019
Any #performingarts industry information – artists, organizations, facilities, etc. – that is likely to be of use to many stakeholders can be maintained directly in #Wikidata, rather than being individually maintained in several distinct databases. linkeddigitalfuture.ca/2019/…
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In case you missed the excitement over the weekend: CanUX 2019 tickets went on sale! We sold out of early birds in just a couple of hours and the regular tickets are up now. Https://CanUX.io/tickets #ux #CanUX
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ICYMI: Tickets are up. Get in there and grab an Early Bird ticket before they're gone! CanUX.io/tickets #ux #CanUX
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In four hours the details of NAC Indigenous Theatre's inaugural season will be revealed... @KevilorKevin
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We announced today the details of CROSSINGS: the NAC Orchestra 50th Anniversary European Tour! Our orchestra heads to 7 cities in 5 countries May 10 -26. c.nac.ca/2V0rslS #nacotour
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#BREAKING - The embattled Rideau Street McDonald’s will no longer be a 24-hour establishment, according to an update to CTV Ottawa from franchisee Adeel Hashmi ctv.news/AkGsKhB #ottnews
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