Data science, indie development, digital asset management for archives & creatives

I'm a data chameleon with expertise in DAM, data migrations, UX design, full-stack development, data analytics, business intelligence, and more.

Here's What I Do

Data Consultant Services

The best DAMS/CMS/databases in the world won't archive or manage your content if no one can use it. Your lack of in-house dev team doesn't stop your staff from needing to export data in bulk or create digital exhibits with your outdated systems.

As a small business owner and a freelancer, I know how to make your systems work for you - whether it be helping you migrate data or digital assets, assess why you have several database systems that don't talk to each other, or writing reports or slide decks for your data projects.

Here's How I Can Help

Data work doesn't care to be siloed into neat categories like just developer work or just content management. So I offer a mix of different kinds of data work.

I know how to talk systems, DAM, archiving, and creative workflows like animation.

Data Consultant Services

Data Work

DAM, digital preservation, curating digital museum exhibits, metadata/tagging, and more. My background is in SaaS environments, CMS development, data analytics & visualizations, cultural heritage, film/media and animation, and content management.

Data Projects

Technical Writing & Research

I write technical pieces - articles, documentation, dev docs, and more - on topics like open access, software, artificial intelligence in archives, DAM, & socio-technical issues. have an ORC id profile and share as much of my data work open access (this means free) as possible.

Writing

Development & Video Games

I'm a full-stack developer who usually works on data migrations, system configurations, and database maintenance projects. I've also been making 2D and 3D video games since 2023 - I've shipped 7 video games on the itch.io platform - in Godot, Ren'Py, GameMaker, and Twine.

Development

recent awards

recent project highlights

Featured in DAM News on Why DAM Hubs Often Fall Short

Won best article award for Archivists, Personas, & Emotional Labor from MARAC (Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference)

Published an article on the tech stack for designing an archival research open educational resource (OER) in IFLA/De Gruyter

Featured author in Society of American Archivists book award for superior excellence and usefulness to archives for Archives & Emotions

Launched a Nickelodeon-style turn-based auto-batter video game called Gretchen the Wretched (GameMaker)

Won Texas Digital Library Award for Excellence for an AI chatbot, webcomics, and data science contributions

Spoke at Kingston University, UK, about AI and the emotional labour of women archivists

Featured in DAM News on considerations for open source DAM solutions

Featured in Hand Eye Society's Super FESTival in Toronto, Canada with Hear Me, Hear You

Launched a psychological horror visual novel Late Night Surfing on PC, Mac, and Android (Ren'Py)

Spoke at Queen's University Belfast Centre for Public History about ways archival labor intersects with AI

Spoke at the Digital Library Federation Forum about designing with Twine (game engine), Scalar (website builder), and AI tools

Launched a psychological horror point-and-click adventure game, Hear Me, Hear You (Ren'Py)

Spoke at the Interactive Film and Media Conference in Toronto, Canada about using Gen AI in artful digital storytelling

Won Society of American Archivists award for best article about archives, decolonization, and the politics of tribal sovereignty

Featured in Metropolitan Archivist for my data freelance client work involving AI, webcomics, and data science research

Launched a Looker dashboard about digitization costs in the cultural heritage sector

Participated in LEADING Data Science Fellowship at Drexel University

Hosted an online class on assessing metadata competencies during a data migration for American Library Association Webinar on Demand Series

Wrote an article on why open access mandates aren't so simple for Indigenous content management for the Museum Computer Network

want to collaborate?

Want to work together? I'm open to freelance, contract, and part-time work. Contact me via email at danareijerkerk@gmail.com or on social media like LinkedIn.