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

My books are open! I’m looking for remote freelance and contract work doing database migrations, data assessments, digital projects, development/programming, digital asset management, analytics, or data storytelling.
Portfolio: https://www.decolfutures.com
Email me: danareijerkerk@gmail.com

• 3 Ways to Make Your Data Work Visible

  Posted on November 19, 2025

  Here are some ideas for making your data work visible/showing the importance of data work. My go-to strategy with data projects is to (1) publishing something about it, (2) submit it to some kind of presentation, and (3) apply for accolades to memorialize it. [Read More]

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  • Freelance

• I'm Looking for Remote Freelance, Part-Time, and Contract Work

  Posted on November 13, 2025

  My books are open! I’m looking for remote freelance, part-time, and contract work doing database migrations, data assessments, digital projects, development/programming, digital asset management, analytics, narrative design, or data storytelling. [Read More]

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  • Freelance

• The Unsaid Labor Required for Working Inside a CMS or DAM

  Posted on November 10, 2025

  I’ve been thinking about all the unsaid work involving content management/asset management lately. Here are three I see in my work: (1) You can edit webpages with HTML, JSON, CSS, JavaScript, or Markdown. A lot of roles seem to meld different types of content management together into one role when... [Read More]

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  • DAM
  • Freelance

• Read My Short Horror Story "Do You Like My Art" in My I AM EXHAUSTED BY YOU Zine's Latest Issue

  Posted on November 4, 2025

  I Am Exhausted By You is a zine for sharing my projects (writing, exhibits, proposals, and more) that never got published. This issue features a short horror story called “Do You Like My Art?” intended to be an extension of my meta-creative data science project, Relational Possibilities (2023 - 2024).... [Read More]

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  • Writing
  • Research
  • Video Games

• My Research on Archival Personas and Archivists' Emotional Labor Won the 2025 MARAC Arline Custer Memorial Award for Best Article

  Posted on October 29, 2025

  I won an award for my research on archival personas & the history of emotional labor among archivists! The award committee said it’s an “important and thoughtful consideration of the public perception of archival work through time.” [Read More]

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  • Research
  • Writing

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