Everyone we work with loves what they do, and so do we. Keeping a team that has experience, vitality, and passion allows us to stay happy behind our desks and produce great things. While the core team at outpost is small we have the capacity to ramp up for larger projects. We have a great network of contractors that we work with regularly who can be brought in to access certain skills or fill the need for more people power on bigger contracts.
David Maguire
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Partner, Web Development & Strategy
David holds both a Journalism Diploma and a Bachelor of Arts in Professional Communication from Royal Roads University. He has over 8 years experience working in the Communications sector in traditional and tech roles. He brings a strong technical skill set as well as strong analytical and writing skills and an array of experience working on projects in both the public and private sector. Since leaving the public sector, David has built a name for himself doing web development and communication consulting in Calgary, AB, Vancouver, BC, Yellowknife, NT, and Victoria, BC.
David has worked with the CBC, Workers Compensation Board, and the Government of the Northwest Territories in roles ranging from Communications Coordinator to Communications Policy Advisor. Through this experience, he has developed insight into project management in the public sector. His experience in government communications planning allows him to understand the internal processes that need to be navigated to ensure a successful campaign or project.
David places a high value in audience analysis and communication strategy. He approaches every project with an analytical point of view and focuses on the desired end result and finds the steps to get there. He is also a strong advocate of audience analysis as a conduit to effective message creation.
When he isn’t sitting on front of his geek station all day David can be found playing soccer, riding his bicycle, being an amateur woodsman, and drinking bean juice at a selection of finer coffee houses throughout Victoria, BC.
Jordan Keats
Partner, Online Engagement & Strategy
Jordan Keats moved to Vancouver Island from Kamloops, BC, in 2002, and paid his way through College and University as a subcontractor with Island Earth Landscaping.
To balance his studies and industrial athletics, Jordan began studying Tai Chi. After receiving permission to graduate from Camosun College, Mr. Keats went to China to train with Master Chen Zhonghua, the International Standard Bearer of Chen Style Taijiquan.
While in China, he was accepted into the Bachelor of Arts Program in Professional Communications (BAPC) at Royal Roads University.
The BAPC program is an twelve-month intensive degree, comprising of courses such as: Writing for Business & Government, Marketing & Advertising, Technical Writing, and Rhetoric: Theory & Practice; all courses designed for training for clear and effective communication.
Mr. Keats began blogging in 2004, and since finishing school he has been volunteering to market, promote, and expand the social media presence of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, and the Victoria Taiji Academy. Mr. Keats works as a Gardner part-time, and teaches tai chi on the side.
Jordan Keats moved to Vancouver Island from Kamloops, BC, in 2002, and paid his way through College and University as a subcontractor with Island Earth Landscaping.
To balance his studies and industrial athletics, Jordan began studying Tai Chi. After receiving permission to graduate from Camosun College, Mr. Keats went to China to train with Master Chen Zhonghua, the International Standard Bearer of Chen Style Taijiquan.
While in China, he was accepted into the Bachelor of Arts Program in Professional Communications (BAPC) at Royal Roads University.
The BAPC program is an twelve-month intensive degree, comprising of courses such as: Writing for Business & Government, Marketing & Advertising, Technical Writing, and Rhetoric: Theory & Practice; all courses designed for training for clear and effective communication.
Mr. Keats began blogging in 2004, and since finishing school he has been volunteering to market, promote, and expand the social media presence of the Canadian College of Performing Arts, and the Victoria Taiji Academy. Mr. Keats works as a Gardner part-time, and teaches tai chi on the side.
