Daniel Puiatti

Digital strategy & operations leader

Digital strategy that delivers.

What makes change stick?

I help organizations modernize the services people rely on by setting a clear direction, coaching teams through change, and measuring what improves.

From Arctic expeditions to the boardroom, I’ve learned to lead when decisions can’t wait. I’ve supported SickKids fundraising and led World Teachers’ Day campaigns across Ontario. What could that experience help your team achieve?

ProfileToronto, Canada
Daniel Puiatti in a black suit and tie
Daniel Puiatti
In digital strategy, delivery, and operations
10+ years
Annual users across enterprise web platforms
2M+
People reached through marketing and communications campaigns
1M+

01 Leadership

Leadership that inspires.

What helps people do their best work? I set a clear direction, give people decisions they can own, and coach them through the harder calls.

  1. Set direction
  2. Give ownership
  3. Check the results
Turn priorities into a plan

I work with leaders and specialists to agree on what needs to change, what we can deliver, and what can wait. Everyone should know who owns each decision and how we’ll tell if it worked.

Coach people to lead

I give specialists projects they can own and coach them through the decisions that come with that responsibility. I cross-train the team so people can take on new work and step in for each other.

Make services easier to run

I bring the people who build, publish, and support a service into planning early. We agree on who owns what and set up a review and publishing process they can keep using after launch.

Build accessibility into the work

I make accessibility part of the brief and the review process. Editors, designers, and developers know what to check while they can still make changes.

Measure what matters

Before launch, I ask which decision the results need to inform. I look at how people use a service and bring the findings back to the team so we can decide what to improve.

02 Capabilities

What can I help you deliver?

Explore how I approach strategy, people, and delivery, with examples from enterprise transformation, public campaigns, publishing, and field production.

Strategy & change

Where will change make the biggest difference?

My approach

I start with what the organization needs to achieve and what is getting in the way. Then I bring the right people together to set priorities, make the trade-offs clear, and turn the direction into a plan people can act on.

I stay close to delivery so the strategy holds up when deadlines, competing needs, and day-to-day work meet.

Examples from my work

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Enterprise transformationConnect the changes that belong together

My work across website, intranet, and email modernization has meant connecting decisions about content, accessibility, technology, and ownership. I help teams see how each project supports a more useful, manageable set of services.

Website planningTurn a complex brief into shared priorities

For the College’s public website rebuild, I led the content assessment and worked with IT, editors, and developers to decide what to keep, simplify, and reorganize. That gave the team a practical basis for making migration and launch decisions.

Cross-functional partnershipsBring different perspectives into the plan

I work across IT, design, translation, communications, and service teams. Bringing those perspectives in early helps us understand dependencies, resolve competing needs, and agree on what is ready to move forward.

Communications strategyMove from activity to purpose

At the College, I helped shift social planning from daily posting toward audience engagement and organizational priorities. A shared calendar connected contributions from Client Services, the Library, Communications, and External Relations.

Leadership adviceMake the decision easier to see

I represent digital priorities in leadership discussions and advise colleagues on strategic and operational choices. I bring the audience need, delivery implications, and available evidence into the conversation so people can make an informed call.

Change readinessPlan for the people who inherit the change

In platform projects, I connect launch planning with publisher training, quality checks, documentation, and clear ownership. The goal is a service the organization can keep improving once the project team moves on.

Leadership & teams

How do you help people do their best work?

My approach

People do better work when they understand the purpose, know what they own, and feel supported when a decision is difficult. I set a clear direction, coach people through the harder calls, and give specialists room to use their judgement.

Whether the work takes years or the plan changes overnight, I focus on keeping people informed, connected, and confident about the next step.

Examples from my work

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Digital team developmentBuild confidence as well as capability

At the College, I coach specialists in strategic thinking, project management, stakeholder communication, and digital delivery. I give people decisions they can own, with support when they need it, so their responsibility can grow with their skills.

Multi-year transformationKeep teams aligned through a long change

Website and email modernization bring together people with different priorities and responsibilities. I help departments agree on the work ahead, raise risks early, and keep progress moving alongside the services we still need to run.

Outpost MagazineBring different disciplines into one team

I managed four writers and coordinated writers, photographers, and videographers around a daily publishing schedule. Clear assignments and a shared editorial direction helped individual contributions become a coherent story for readers.

Arctic expeditionsKeep the team connected in the field

On week-long Arctic expeditions, I led field production and coordinated live dispatches. The work called for clear priorities, close communication, and the ability to adapt the publishing plan as conditions changed.

Taiwan field productionStay steady when conditions change

During severe weather in Taiwan, we kept publishing while adapting to changing conditions. I helped the team stay informed and focused on what we could deliver, rather than letting uncertainty pull the work apart.

Nunavut field productionGive people clarity under pressure

During emergency evacuations in Nunavut, I helped keep the crew informed and together. Those experiences reinforced the value of calm communication, practical judgement, and giving people a clear next step when plans change suddenly.

Marketing & communications

What will make your message matter?

My approach

I begin with the audience: what matters to them, what they need to understand, and what we want them to do next. From there, I connect the message, creative, channels, and timing so each part of the campaign has a clear job.

I use audience response to improve each campaign and guide the next, building on ideas that earn attention and help people act.

Examples from my work

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World Teachers’ DayReach beyond the usual audience

I planned and ran social campaigns celebrating teachers that reached more than a million Ontarians. Paid social extended the message beyond existing followers, while strong visuals and human stories informed how we approached later campaigns.

SickKids FoundationBring an event and its audience together

I helped plan and coordinate two signature education events at the Toronto Reference Library, including promotion and execution. The work brought together event details, communications, and stakeholder relationships around a shared purpose.

Outpost MagazineConnect editorial ideas with promotion

I managed online content, social promotion, and an editorial calendar for the travel magazine. I researched campaign opportunities, developed articles and promotional copy, and used performance reporting to recommend where to focus next.

Member communicationsHelp people take the next step

For annual fee reminders, I helped align website, email, and social messages around the payment action. Coordinating the channels made it easier to keep the message consistent wherever a member encountered it.

Social content planningMake a calendar serve a larger purpose

At the College, I co-developed a monthly social calendar across several departments. We connected observances, service information, and organizational priorities so the schedule reflected what audiences needed, as well as what teams wanted to share.

SickKids communicationsCarry a story across different formats

My work included website, blog, and newsletter copy, media advisories, journalist pitches, and support for a Toronto Star special section. Moving between those formats taught me to keep the story clear while adapting it to the reader and the channel.

Digital modernization

What would make your services easier to use?

My approach

A better platform starts with a better experience for the people who rely on it. I bring users’ needs, content, accessibility, and the team’s day-to-day work into the same conversation, then help turn those needs into a manageable change.

I connect planning with delivery: deciding what to improve, preparing people for the move, and making sure they can maintain what we launch.

Examples from my work

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Public websiteModernize a service at enterprise scale

I co-led the College’s public website rebuild with IT, supporting a platform serving more than two million users annually. My work connected content assessment, migration, accessibility, user experience, governance, and readiness for launch.

Email platformsMove forward while the messages keep moving

I lead the Communications work on the move from Listserv to Envoke, working with IT to support regular sends through the transition. I redesigned email and newsletter templates with accessibility, consistency, and maintainability in mind.

Staff intranetMake the move with the people who use it

I led an intranet migration to SharePoint, involving publishers in the content review and training them to manage their pages. The intranet launched on schedule, with the people responsible for its content prepared to take ownership.

Outpost MagazineConnect the website with the publishing work

I administered and developed the magazine’s website while managing its online content. Working across editorial and web development helped me connect the reader’s experience with what publishers needed to produce and maintain it.

Help and self-serviceMake the answer easier to find and use

My work on the College’s help centre connects front-end delivery, content, and accessibility. The focus is on helping people find an answer they can act on, while giving staff a service they can continue to improve.

Reusable templatesImprove the everyday experience at scale

I developed reusable web templates for the College and Professionally Speaking, reviewed email and PDF accessibility, and redesigned stakeholder invitation templates. Shared structures helped bring more consistency to different kinds of content.

Analytics & insight

Which evidence will change the next decision?

My approach

I start by asking what we need to decide, then work back to the evidence that will help. I connect campaign results, audience behaviour, and service performance so the team can see where people are succeeding and where a closer look is needed.

Good reporting gives people a useful next question and a practical place to start improving.

Examples from my work

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Digital Performance DashboardGive the team a shared view

I built a dashboard bringing together campaign results, website traffic, trends, and content performance. It gives colleagues a common starting point for discussing what changed and where to focus their attention.

Campaign journeysLook beyond the click

For an annual fee campaign, I measured clicks on the payment link separately from completed payments. Looking at both helps the team explore where interest is translating into action and where the journey may need a closer review.

Measurement foundationsMake useful reporting possible

I have implemented analytics and tagging across the College’s public website and help centre, including link and error tracking. Campaign tagging and a shared measurement approach help connect activity across channels with how people use the service.

Leadership reportingConnect channel results with the wider picture

I helped establish social reporting for the Registrar’s Report and developed performance reporting across digital channels. The aim is to give leaders enough context to understand a change and consider what it means for the organization.

Campaign learningLet audience response shape the next idea

World Teachers’ Day reporting helped show how visuals, human interest, and topical content influenced engagement. Those findings informed later campaign planning and decisions about extending reach through paid social.

Outpost MagazineUse performance to guide editorial choices

I reported on online content and social performance, and managed Google AdSense campaigns. I brought insights and recommendations back into editorial and promotional planning so the results could inform the next round of work.

Operations & governance

What keeps good work moving after launch?

My approach

Strong services depend on people knowing how the work moves and who is responsible for each decision. I create clear workflows, useful standards, and practical checks that support quality without making every task harder than it needs to be.

I look for ways to build capability into everyday work, so teams can respond to change and keep delivering reliably.

Examples from my work

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Publishing governanceGive recurring work a reliable path

I established intake, quality checks, documentation, and publishing practices across web, email, and social channels. Clear handoffs help colleagues understand what is needed, who reviews it, and when it is ready to publish.

Accessibility practiceMake quality part of the process

I build accessibility into briefs, content reviews, and template work across websites, email, and PDFs. That gives editors, designers, and developers a shared responsibility for identifying issues while they can still make changes.

Bilingual deliveryCoordinate the people behind the publication

I work with IT, design, and translation to align technical and editorial workflows. Shared checks, project tracking, and reusable templates support accurate publishing across English and French channels.

AI and automationMake room for more valuable work

I have introduced AI-assisted workflows and automation into digital operations to improve efficiency, consistency, and turnaround. My focus is on practical uses that support the team’s work and leave people accountable for its quality.

Service continuityMake knowledge easier to share

I use cross-training, shared documentation, onboarding, and knowledge transfer to help specialists support one another. That makes it easier for someone to step in when priorities change or a teammate is away.

Publisher ownershipLeave people ready to run the service

During the SharePoint intranet move, I involved publishers in deciding what content to carry forward and trained them to manage their own pages. Preparing the people who would maintain the service was part of delivering the project.

Project portfolio

How the work gets done

Pick a challenge you recognize. See how I approached it, what changed, and what you might do in my place.

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Website modernization

Rebuild a website people rely on

An aging public website needed to become easier to use, more accessible, and simpler for staff to maintain.

A content inventory gives each page a place in the new site or a plan to retire it.

My role

As product owner, I helped build the business case, led content assessment and platform selection, and worked with design, technology, and publishing teams to agree on what had to work at launch.

What changed

The team launched a more maintainable publishing platform without recorded downtime during the follow-up period. Automated checks found fewer accessibility issues on key pages.

How I approached it

  1. Assess the contentIdentify what to keep, rewrite, or retire.
  2. Set the requirementsUse accessibility and publishing needs to guide platform and design choices.
  3. Prepare the launchCoordinate migration, testing, and publisher readiness.

What would you do?

The launch date is fixed and the old site has years of content. Where would you start?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Move everything and clean it up after launch

This can protect continuity for content people depend on, but it carries obsolete pages and accessibility problems into the new site. The cleanup still needs time and owners.

Prioritize the content people need most

Start with essential services and content obligations. For each group of pages, agree what to keep, rewrite, redirect, or retire before migration.

Try this with your team

Before you choose a platform, give every high-priority page an owner and a plan.

Explore Accessible publishing Back to project index

Help centre redesign

Make it easier to find an answer

A support site needed to answer common questions clearly enough that people could complete tasks on their own.

Start with the question people ask and make the next step visible in the answer.

My role

I led the redesign of the help centre’s structure and coordinated updates to its content. I created accessible page patterns and worked with service teams to identify where people needed clearer guidance.

What changed

Reporting showed more use of online help content and fewer inquiries through the support platform. The team had a way to monitor the service after the redesign.

How I approached it

  1. Find the sticking pointsUse service inquiries and analytics to spot recurring questions.
  2. Organize around tasksMake answers easy to find and give them a consistent structure.
  3. Check both signalsLook at help content use alongside support demand.

What would you do?

Support requests are rising, and people search for the same question in several different ways. What would you tackle first?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Rewrite and reorganize the answer around the task

Review the words people use, the steps they need, and where they get stuck. A clear answer gives search, navigation, and any future assistant a better source to work with.

Add another way for people to ask for help

An extra channel can make contact easier. The common questions will keep coming if the answers are hard to find or unclear.

Try this with your team

Compare what people look for with what they still ask the service team.

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Email modernization

Change email platforms while keeping sends on track

A high-volume email channel needed better delivery, reporting, and templates that staff could use confidently.

Test the list, the template and the send together before switching platforms.

My role

I led the digital workstream and worked with technology, communications, and translation teams on templates, migration checks, and launch readiness.

What changed

After launch, reporting showed fewer bounces and more opens in both language editions. The team continued to refine its documentation and quality checks.

How I approached it

  1. Define a reliable sendAgree on accessible templates, list handling, and reporting.
  2. Validate the migrationReview lists and templates with the people responsible for sending.
  3. Prepare the teamTrain administrators and plan for a fallback before retiring the old tool.

What would you do?

A major send is due shortly after the migration. What needs to be true before you switch?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Confirm the redesigned template looks right

A clear, accessible template matters. A launch also depends on list accuracy, a reliable send process, and someone who can act if anything goes wrong.

Validate the full send and the fallback

Check lists, templates, tracking, and approvals as one workflow. Confirm who can send, who can step in, and what the team will do if a launch check fails.

Try this with your team

Rehearse a real send with the people who will run it.

Explore Priority messaging Back to project index

Performance dashboard

Turn reporting into a decision tool

Website, email, social, and campaign results lived in separate places. Leaders needed a clearer picture of what was changing and where to act.

Put the context and the next decision beside the measure so readers can act on it.

My role

I designed and built the dashboard, defined the reporting views and measures, and set up the monthly cycle for reviewing results and briefing leaders.

What changed

The dashboard became a shared reporting location for digital channels and campaigns. The team used it to discuss what had changed and propose tests for future content.

How I approached it

  1. Agree on definitionsDocument what each measure covers and where the data has gaps.
  2. Bring the evidence togetherMake monthly changes, trends, and campaigns easy to explore.
  3. Choose the next testLink a finding to a change the team can try.

What would you do?

Traffic fell this month, but the mix of email and social promotion changed. What would you tell leadership?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Explain the channel mix and check comparable measures

Show which audiences and channels changed, what the data covers, and which question you can investigate next. The drop alone gives leaders little basis for a decision.

Report the overall decline and recommend a content rewrite

The top-line figure is useful as a signal. Rewriting content before checking traffic sources and behaviour could address the wrong problem.

Try this with your team

Pair every headline number with context and a decision it could inform.

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Accessible publishing

Build accessibility into publishing

A large collection of web pages and documents needed a way to address existing barriers and prevent new ones.

Add accessibility checks to the source template so every new page starts from a better place.

My role

I developed approaches for assessing web content and remediating documents, trained staff on accessibility checks, and brought accessibility requirements into platform and design decisions.

What changed

Accessibility became part of publishing and migration plans. Staff gained reusable templates and review practices, and checks on key redesigned pages found fewer automated issues.

How I approached it

  1. Find the barriersAudit content and identify problems that repeat across formats.
  2. Improve the sourceBuild accessible patterns, templates, and checks into normal publishing.
  3. Teach the practiceGive authors and reviewers the skills to catch issues earlier.

What would you do?

Many documents share the same accessibility problems. How would you use limited time?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Fix the highest-priority files and improve their templates

Triage the material people need most, then make the source templates and review process easier for authors to use. Test with people and assistive technology where appropriate.

Work through the oldest files first

Age can be one factor. Usage, obligations, and the severity of barriers provide better reasons to prioritize a file.

Try this with your team

Identify the earliest point in your workflow where an accessibility issue can be prevented.

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Intranet migration

Give staff a resource they can keep current

A staff intranet needed a new publishing platform and a practical way to keep information useful after launch.

Keep the resources staff use connected to the people who can update them.

My role

I led the migration and launch planning, trained staff to publish on the new platform, and helped set up a phased content audit.

What changed

The intranet launched on schedule with no reported downtime. The audit gave content owners a process for reviewing what should stay, change, or be retired.

How I approached it

  1. Review the contentRecord what exists and consult the people who own it.
  2. Move what staff needPlan the transfer and prepare publishers before launch.
  3. Assign ongoing ownershipBuild review dates and content decisions into the maintenance plan.

What would you do?

A policy page is heavily used but has no confirmed owner. How would you handle it during the move?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Move it and list it as complete

Moving it protects immediate access. Without a named owner and review date, staff still have no way to confirm that the information is current.

Protect access and assign a review owner

Carry over the essential resource if needed, then record the owner, authoritative version, and next review date. Make the unresolved decision visible to the team.

Try this with your team

Capture ownership and review dates in the content inventory, while you still have the right people involved.

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Campaign measurement

Connect a public campaign to what people do next

A public information rollout needed a useful resource hub and a way to tell how different channels helped people find and use it.

Connect each channel to a shared destination and measure whether people use the resource.

My role

I led digital delivery and measurement. I built the landing experience, coordinated content staging, and set up tagging and monthly reporting across email, social, and web.

What changed

The resource hub launched with its initial materials, and the campaign had one place to review performance. The team could account for changes in promotion as the rollout continued.

How I approached it

  1. Define the actionMap the steps from hearing about the campaign to using a resource.
  2. Build the destinationCreate a modular hub for material released in stages.
  3. Read results in contextUse shared tags and compare channel activity with resource use.

What would you do?

A campaign gets strong reach, but visits to its resources are lower than expected. What would you look at next?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Compare the message, click path, and destination

Check whether the promotion sets the right expectation and whether people can find what was promised. Follow each stage before deciding where to change the campaign.

Increase promotion across every channel

More exposure may help when awareness is the main gap. It can also send more people into the same unclear path.

Try this with your team

Write down the next useful action for each campaign stage before you choose its measures.

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Analytics migration

Keep measurement useful through a platform change

A new analytics platform created an opportunity to understand how people used key services while keeping reporting usable.

Start with a decision people make and work back to the event you need to validate.

My role

I managed the analytics migration with technology partners, introduced event tracking, and extended reporting for service and content teams.

What changed

The migration maintained a usable reporting capability and expanded what teams could measure beyond page views. Those foundations supported later dashboards and campaign reporting.

How I approached it

  1. Identify the decisionsList the questions existing reports need to answer.
  2. Define key eventsMeasure useful actions such as following a link or printing a resource.
  3. Validate and explainCheck the new data and document changes in definitions.

What would you do?

The new analytics tool defines a familiar metric differently. How would you report it?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Carry forward the same chart and label

The series looks continuous, but readers may interpret the definition change as a real change in behaviour.

Mark the definition change and establish a new baseline

Give readers a clear point of comparison. Where the two definitions can be reconciled, document how and explain the limits.

Try this with your team

Keep a measurement dictionary with an owner, definition, and validation method for each key event.

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Priority messaging

Make a time-sensitive next step easier to find

A deadline-driven communication needed to help people find the action across email and web and give the team a way to see follow-through.

Keep the urgent action visible where people already go for information.

My role

I led the design and implementation of a reusable alert and its measurement, working with the teams responsible for messaging and the service it supported.

What changed

Reporting attributed a meaningful share of completed actions before the deadline to the alert during the measured period. The team reused the component in later communications.

How I approached it

  1. Put the action in viewMake the message and destination clear where people already are.
  2. Track the next stepConnect the link to the action you want people to complete.
  3. Make it reusableKeep the pattern ready for later priority communications.

What would you do?

An alert gets plenty of clicks. What would help you decide whether to reuse it?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Compare clicks with completions and timing

Clicks tell you the message was found. Completion and deadline data help you understand whether it supported the intended task.

Compare clicks with the most popular item on the site

Popularity is useful context, but unrelated items can have different audiences and goals. Compare the alert with its own intended action.

Try this with your team

For a priority message, define the destination, the action, and the deadline in one brief.

Explore Campaign measurement Back to project index

Social media strategy

Give each channel a clear purpose

A social program needed a stronger connection between audience needs, content formats, publishing capacity, and performance.

Use the same story to test how two formats serve different audiences.

My role

I helped develop the strategy and phased roadmap, connected social reporting to the dashboard, and worked with the editorial team to turn observations into testable ideas.

What changed

The team established a repeatable process for planning and reviewing content. One post more than doubled the engagement benchmark for comparable posts.

How I approached it

  1. Review the historyCompare similar content, audiences, timing, and formats.
  2. Plan by channelGive each channel a purpose the team can sustain.
  3. Run a focused testTurn one observation into an editorial experiment.

What would you do?

One post performs far better than similar posts. What would you do with that result?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Make its format the new standard

A strong result earns attention. Topic, timing, audience, and creative may all have contributed, so a universal format change would be premature.

Identify one factor to test in the next cycle

Compare similar posts and choose one useful variable, such as the visual treatment. Put the test into the editorial calendar so the team can repeat it.

Try this with your team

Use an exceptional result to choose a test your team has the capacity to run.

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Digital publication

Make a recurring publication easier to deliver

A quarterly digital publication brought editorial, design, translation, web production, and email together on a fixed schedule.

Make drafts, checks and release dates visible in one editorial schedule.

My role

I managed multiple editions from planning to release, created the production schedule, built automated quality checks, and led reviews after publication.

What changed

The publication met its documented accuracy target. Checklists, training, and reusable components carried improvements from one edition to the next.

How I approached it

  1. Plan back from publicationMake deadlines, dependencies, and responsibilities visible.
  2. Automate repeatable checksFlag formatting and missing descriptions for review.
  3. Improve the next cycleShare what worked and train colleagues on reusable components.

What would you do?

The same formatting issues appear just before every release. Where would you intervene?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Flag known issues earlier in production

Automate checks for predictable problems and ask an editor to review the results. Fix issues where they enter the workflow while there is still time.

Add another final review on launch day

A final review is valuable, but leaving repeatable errors until then increases rework when time is tight.

Try this with your team

Use the next retrospective to pick one recurring defect and move its check earlier.

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Governance publishing

Publish high-stakes information on a fixed date

Annual reports and governance updates required accurate, accessible information across many pages and several approval teams.

Keep the review copy and the approved version traceable when a release has a fixed deadline.

My role

I led web planning and production for the publishing cycle, coordinated responsibilities and key dates, and introduced responsive layouts and version control.

What changed

The team met its documented deadlines and had reusable page and production patterns for later cycles.

How I approached it

  1. Plan the approvalsSet a shared schedule and assign decisions to the right owners.
  2. Reuse page patternsMake dense reports and structured pages easier to navigate.
  3. Review the releaseTrack versions and confirm what is ready to publish.

What would you do?

Several teams must approve material for a fixed publication date. What would you set up first?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

A shared plan with owners, dates, and a source of truth

Name who owns each approval, make dependencies visible, and agree where the approved version lives. That gives the team a way to spot blockers early.

A single approval meeting on the day before launch

A joint review can help resolve final questions. It is risky as the first time teams see dependencies or conflicting versions.

Try this with your team

Agree on the approval path and version history before the first draft arrives.

Explore Digital publication Back to project index

Publishing automation

Automate repetitive page work

A large update to structured pages had a tight deadline and hundreds of repetitive content and navigation tasks.

Generate routine pages from a template and give editors a separate path for exceptions.

My role

I led the production work and built scripts for portions of biography publishing and page navigation. I also introduced tracking and reusable layouts.

What changed

The team met the schedule and gained a repeatable way to publish structured updates.

How I approached it

  1. Find the repeatable partsSeparate structured information from editorial decisions.
  2. Generate consistent outputUse templates and scripts to populate content and create navigation links.
  3. Verify a sampleTrack changes and review accessibility and exceptions.

What would you do?

A script can populate most pages, but some entries follow a different format. What would you automate first?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Run the script across every entry and review errors later

That saves time when the data is consistent. Exceptions can create subtle mistakes that are harder to notice across a large batch.

Automate the known pattern and flag exceptions

Test a representative sample first. Let the script handle predictable inputs and put the rest in a review queue for a person.

Try this with your team

Write down which inputs are safe to automate and how the team will spot exceptions.

Explore Digital publication Back to project index

Partner website review

Make a shared website easier to support

A partner website needed practical improvement recommendations and clearer responsibilities for ongoing updates.

Make the handoff between website owners and the people who publish explicit.

My role

I assessed the site, identified gaps in access and stewardship, and helped colleagues and partner stakeholders plan the next updates.

What changed

The assessment was completed and provided a basis for update planning and administrative support.

How I approached it

  1. Review the experienceAssess the site’s condition, accessibility, and publishing needs.
  2. Clarify ownershipIdentify who can approve, publish, and support changes.
  3. Sequence the workTurn the assessment into a manageable update plan.

What would you do?

A partner asks for a redesign, and responsibility for publishing is unclear. What would you resolve first?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Agree who will own and support the site

A named owner and workable update process make it easier to decide which improvements can be maintained. Then the design brief can reflect real capacity.

Start by producing a new visual design

A prototype can make the discussion concrete. It still needs a decision-maker, publisher, and support plan to become useful.

Try this with your team

For a shared site, name who approves changes, who publishes them, and who handles problems.

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Video profile design

Give every profile the right video and transcript

A recurring video storytelling project needed a reliable way to connect each person’s biography, clips, and accessible alternatives.

Keep a profile’s clip and transcript linked so both can be published together.

My role

I led the web and UX review, recommended structured content fields, and defined requirements for accessible video, privacy, and maintenance.

Design recommendation

The design gave the team a way to link each profile to the correct materials and plan a repeatable release.

How I approached it

  1. Structure the contentGive each biography, video, and transcript a dedicated field.
  2. Design for different ways to watchPlan captions, transcripts, mobile layouts, and fallbacks.
  3. Review the publishing sequenceCheck that the correct materials can be published together.

What would you do?

New profiles will be added regularly. How would you make sure each clip has the right transcript?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Store each profile and its media as structured content

Make the relationship explicit in the publishing system. Editors can see missing information, and the layout can handle a missing clip or transcript gracefully.

Have the page pull links from one formatted text field

This can work for a small set with strict formatting. It is harder to validate and becomes fragile as editors add and update more profiles.

Try this with your team

Model the relationships between content items before designing the cards.

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Digital wayfinding

Design a screen around the visitor’s next step

A workplace display pilot explored how screens could help visitors find their way and see relevant updates.

Keep directions in view while a smaller area carries updates that can change.

My role

I contributed content planning, mockups, and coordination across the teams responsible for technology, installation, communications, and ongoing updates.

Pilot progress

The team prepared equipment and initial content concepts while installation details and publishing responsibilities were being worked out.

How I approached it

  1. Choose the first useStart with the information people need at that location.
  2. Mock up the displayCheck readability, priority, and how often information changes.
  3. Plan who will update itConnect installation and technical support to content ownership.

What would you do?

A lobby screen can show directions, events, announcements, and weather. What would you put first?

Open either response to see the trade-offs.

Rotate every type of content equally

Rotation gives each item space, but a visitor may have to wait to see directions. Some messages matter more in a specific place or moment.

Make the most useful information easy to see at a glance

For a visitor deciding where to go, keep directions visible and give timely updates a defined area. Test the layout at the actual viewing distance.

Try this with your team

For each screen, identify who is looking at it, what they need now, and who can keep it current.

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03 Experience

From frontline service to digital leadership

In frontline roles, I learned to listen to what people needed. As an editor, I learned to bring people with different skills together to deliver under a deadline. Both lessons shape how I lead digital work today.

2012–2016 · Outpost Magazine

Online Editor / Web Developer

I managed a team of four writers and led web development projects for the travel magazine. I also led field production teams on assignments in Nunavut, Taiwan and Quebec.

2016–2020 · Ontario College of Teachers

Digital Media Specialist (Contract)

I joined the College’s Digital Media team and supported publishing across its web, email and social channels.

2020–2022 · Ontario College of Teachers

Digital Media Specialist

My work connected publishing, accessibility checks and performance reporting across the College’s digital channels.

2022–present · Ontario College of Teachers

Senior Digital Media Strategist & Team Lead

I lead a team responsible for bilingual web, email, social, and intranet publishing. I set priorities, develop people, and work with other departments to carry major changes from planning through launch.

Full career timeline
  1. 2022–now
    Senior Digital Media Strategist & Team LeadOntario College of Teachers
  2. 2020–22
    Digital Media Specialist (Permanent)Ontario College of Teachers
  3. 2016–20
    Digital Media Specialist (Contract)Ontario College of Teachers
  4. 2012–16
    Online Editor / Web DeveloperOutpost Magazine
  5. 2012–13
    Communications CoordinatorSickKids Foundation
  6. 2011–12
    Communications InternThe Hospital for Sick Children
  7. 2010–11
    TelemarketerBoxpilot
  8. Communications & Policy Research AssistantGeorge Smitherman Mayoral Campaign
  9. 2008–10
    BaristaSecond Cup
  10. 2007–08
    TelemarketerGemma Communications
  11. 2005–08
    BaristaTimothy’s World Coffee
  12. 2003–04
    Customer Service RepresentativeZellers

04 Contact

What’s next for your digital team?

If you’re hiring a digital leader or looking to collaborate, I’d like to hear what you want your team to accomplish.