I'm open to fully remote freelance/consulting, contract, and part-time gigs

My books are open! I help nonprofits, archives, museums, libraries, and creatives manage their IT systems, databases, websites, and media (working files, animations, A/V, infographics, fonts, licenses, comics). I'm looking for freelance/consulting work, but I'm also open to contract and part-time gigs.
Portfolio: https://www.decolfutures.com
Email me: danareijerkerk@gmail.com

• Faith in the DAM Interface - Dana Reijerkerk on AI, Trust and Cultural Heritage (DAM News Op-Ed)

  Posted on April 23, 2026

  Read my latest article on why authenticity will decide the next generation of AI-driven DAM user interfaces in DAM News, one of the oldest trade publications focused on digital asset management. In the editorial featured on DAM New’s homepage, Editor Russell McVeigh says my contribution is “A concise, well-grounded piece... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • Op-Ed Writing
  • Freelance DAM Services
  • DAM System UI design
  • AI and Cultural Heritage
  • Authenticity and Trust

• How much should you charge for digital asset manager and data freelance labor?

  Posted on April 20, 2026

  How much should you charge for digital asset manager and data freelance labor? Your rates are your rates. Only you know your finances. But here’s some ideas on what to charge based on day rates of freelancers in creative industries. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • Freelance Data Services
  • DAM
  • Digital Asset Manager

• Chapter One of My Book on Archives, Tribal Politics, and US Sovereignty Violence is Complete

  Posted on April 10, 2026

  Chapter one of my book, “Archives and The Politics of Sovereignty Violence,” is done!! I rage-wrote a good chunk of it. I ended up putting a section about some of the real-time acts of sovereignty violence that the US government is committing against its citizens (e.g. ICE, Epstein Files Cover-Up,... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • Archives and The Politics of Tribal Sovereignty Violence
  • Bloomsbury Book
  • Research
  • Writing
  • Freelance

• How I Use OC Caw Doodles To Promote My Freelance Data Services

  Posted on April 9, 2026

  I made myself a new banner! I just wrapped up an article on how to make it as a freelancer in the archives sector that includes some of my favorite Caw doodles to date. The past six months I’ve been using a cartoony crow doodle named Caw to promote myself... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • Data Consultant in NYC
  • Freelance Data Services
  • Digital Asset Management Services
  • Database Migrations
  • Data Analysis
  • Clients

• Takeaways From a Talk About Rules-Based Workflows to Agentic AI in DAM Systems

  Posted on April 8, 2026

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  Tags:

  • Agentic AI for DAM
  • DAM Upskilling
  • Freelance
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Systems in Cultural Heritage

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