Travis Smith Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Hop Studios (B Corp) works with purpose-driven social enterprises and develops any-sized Web sites from branding through launch, and performs regular maintenance and feature enhancements on demand. We create wonderful sites on various CMSs including ExpressionEngine, Craft CMS, Wix, Squarespace and Wordpress. We do site redesigns, develop site maps, add community features, social media, API integration and more. We offer on-location consulting, and training in blog and general Web technologies. https://hopstudios.com/

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

OpenMedia is a Canadian community-driven activism organization that works to keep the Internet open (free-expression), affordable (access for all), and surveillance-free (privacy). We operate as a civic engagement platform to educate, engage, and empower Internet users to advance digital rights in Canada and around the world. Elected President of the board in September 2024.

Transforming artificial intelligence into authentic, resonant experiences. What is the best-case scenario for human and AI collaboration?

North Vancouver, Bc, Ca

Peer Learning is a collaborative approach to professional development. At MacKay CEO Forums, CEOs, executives and business owners like myself come together to learn in a structured, supported manner by sharing personal and professional experiences and challenges. Already I’ve found that leveraging the collective wisdom of this newly launched group at comparable life stages is profoundly impactful. To learn more about Peer Learning, visit https://lnkd.in/gsPBs29g.#PeerLearning #MacKayCEOForums #PeerDevelopment #SkillSharing #ProfessionalGrowth #LearningTogether #PeerSupport

Vancouver, Ca

Partner and organizer of the ExpressionEngine Roadshow, a traveling conference designed to bring together experts and users to learn ExpressionEngine techniques and share insider tips about this incredible CMS.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Ca

I've been teaching courses in the Continuing Studies program on blogging, social media, content management systems, and basic HTML and Web design.

Burnaby, Bc, Ca

Taught intense, 6-week classes on advanced Dreamweaver MX 2004 techniques, focussing on database-driven dynamic site creation. Classes size: 12-20 students.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

At USC, I taught graduate and undergraduate classes on New Media Technology and Online Journalism, to classes of 7-16 students. Lecture topics included emerging technologies, online ethics, new media marketing, online advertising, online media growth, user trends, as well as advanced web site and web page design. Top course rating given by students: 4.86 out of 5.

London, Uk, Gb

Los Angeles. At Variety, I supervised the editorial development and production of the Web site of Hollywood's "bible of show business." I oversaw producers, copy editors, designers and web developers. I created new tools for readers and staff. The box office charts won a major award for best B-to-B database tool. The site migrated through a complete redesign, new hardware, software and administrative tools; it went relatively smoothly. Under my watch, Variety began intra-day news updates, posting original content, streaming video and interactive special projects. Paid subscriptions increased from 1,000 to 16,000 (compared to a print subscription base of 55,000) and page views increased to more than 3,000,000+ per month. I also implemented a series of user interface tests that resulted in significant design improvements. Separately, I wrote a column (A Wide 'Net) and launched four blogs and dozens of RSS feeds.

Budapest, Hungary; Paris, France; and Pasadena, CA. Pressflex, an ASP, provides web publishing tools to newspaper and media clients in North America and Europe. For them, I supervised and coordinated feature development, user interface design, internationalization efforts, customer support, documentation, internal and external training, and quality assurance testing. I also developed the marketing and intranet sites for Pressflex. The work I did was performed in English and French, but not Hungarian.

El Segundo, California, Us

Full time. Supervised a staff of 12 editors for the Los Angeles Times and Calendar Live! (a local entertainment database). Project manager for major rollouts such as a newsroom workflow system (Teamsite). Coordinated redesign -- met schedule and budget goals for relaunch, which required modification of 50,000 pages and dozens of CGI applications. Negotiated partnerships with national and local information providers. Coordinated staff training. Created all site page templates using HTML and JavaScript. Planned and developed Web site features including major traffic drivers such as Business section and Times Pick, e-commerce Archives and groundbreaking personalized Custom News Service, the first web-based personal news service by a major newspaper.

B.A., Journalism

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