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Dana Reijerkerk

@decolfutures.bsky.social

Data Consultant, FullStack Developer, Freelance DAM | XP with system migrations, creating apps, games, and more | current video game is Don't Talk To Me | email: danareijerkerk@gmail.com | Portfolio: https://www.decolfutures.com/

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Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I went to the Manhattan Film Festival for book research to see the premiere of You're No Indian. I'm on the 2nd chapter of my book - about hegemonic colonial logics underlying how the US government uses archives as a mechanism for sovereignty violence to perpetuate setter state fictions as fact.

Caw standing on a NYC street corner holding a bucket of popcorn. The date June 12, 2026 is in the bottom right corner.Caw waves on a NYC street corner while a blurry car drives past. The date June 12, 2026 is in the bottom right corner.
Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Cool conference with cool people hating on the AI hype. There's pervasive pressure by vendors/leadership to use "AI" in all operations. What does that mean? Why is it said like it's inevitable? Nothing is inevitable. That is settler colonial logic.

Caw taking notes with a chonk blue pencil while looking at the website for the 2026 MuseumNext Museum AI Summit.
Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Billy Joel Symposium is over! I was LIVE (unbelievable, I know) and IN PERSON at this event with my longtime colleague, Kristen J. Nyitray. I love that the conference program put my Caw doodle in.

Caw doodle wearing a dark blue shirt in the bottom right pointing at a conference program showing the "Slow Down, You Crazy Child" session time and name.
Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm in the news! I'm writing a book on US Archives and Sovereignty Violence with Bloomsbury that comes out in 2027. It's about how archives are used by the US settler state to enact sovereign violence against its Indigenous peoples.

Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Introducing a data professional haunted house. Walk the halls with me and experience the horror that is doing data labor. Today's room is "when you ask data related questions to leadership." A 10/10 spooky room. Will haunt us all forever.

Caw stares at a bunch of leaders fighting in a dust cloud in front of a neon-lit window. A ghost stares down at the leaders who yell: This is a top priority. Go through your colleague first. Look at the manual.
Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Introducing a data professional haunted house. Walk the halls with me and experience the horror that is doing data labor. Today's room is "networking" with emphasis on the quotes. Networking is about making social connections, not career counseling.

The cartoony crow, Caw, looks alarmed and presses her back against the door. Feet bunching up the carpet on the floor she's pressing so hard. Someone knocks loudly at the door and asks: What trainings should I do? How do I find work? Why should I go to grad school? How do I become a consultant like you? What should my resume look like?The cartoony crow, Caw, peeks behind a curtain with a scared expression. A lime light shows the words: Spring Fever. A data professional haunted house. By Dana Reijerkerk.
Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Read my latest article: digitalassetmanagementnews.org/special-features/faith-in-the-dam-interface-dana-reijerkerk-on-ai-trust-and-cultural-heritage

Faith in the DAM Interface: Dana Reijerkerk on AI, Trust and Cultural Heritage

This recent contribution from DAM Manager and data consultant Dana Reijerkerk examines a pressing and timely question in the cultural heritage sector: as AI increasingly shapes the workflows and inter...

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Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How much should you charge for digital asset manager and other freelance data services? 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.

Crow doodle asking how much should you charge for digital asset manager and data freelance labor. Table shows average freelance day rates in pounds and dollars for titles like Brand Manager ($419), Content Manager ($419), Data Analyst ($575), Digital Media Manager ($406), Head of Online or Digital ($622), Production Coordinator ($311), Project Director ($622), and Research Analyst ($487).
Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Chapter one of my book, "Archives and The Politics of Sovereignty Violence," is done!! I rage-wrote a good chunk on 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, mass firings across cultural heritage).

Cartoony crow staring at a message in it's hands that reads: An update on my Bloombury book. Chapter one is done!
Dana Reijerkerk@decolfutures.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Spring is the season of writing. I got a book project on archives and the politics of tribal sovereignty violence and papers on: digital preservation of AR tech, AI in healthcare data operations, and Gen Zers obsession with Billy Joel's song "Vienna." What are you working on?

Cartoony crow smiling while surrounded by pages of paper. The writing reads: What freelance writing projects is Dana working on?