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Join The Decision Lab as a Summer Content Intern and play a key part in conveying cutting-edge behavioral science concepts to a vast audience
Overview
Salary £16 - £20
Location 413-4030 rue Saint-Ambroise, Montreal, QC, H4C 2C7
Expires Expires at anytime
Organisation summary
The Decision Lab is a pioneering research and innovation firm. Utilizing behavioral science and design, we aid ambitious organizations in building a better future. Apart from being a prominent firm in this domain, we also run one of the largest publications in the field of applied behavioral science. In the past, we have helped entities like the Gates Foundation, Capital One, the World Bank, and numerous Fortune 500 companies solve intricate problems using scientific thinking.
Role Summary
- Being a part of the editorial team to draft and design behavioral science content for the website.
- Writing, editing, and launching innovative website content.
- Copyediting and proofreading internal and client-facing documents.
- Developing compelling case studies for marketing materials.
- Creating and supporting our social media channels.
Role Requirements
- Native-level fluency in English.
- An undergraduate degree in behavioral sciences, communications, English, marketing or related field.
- Familiarity with behavioral economics concepts.
- Exceptional writing, editorial, and communication skills.
- Strong analytical thinking skills.
- Must be between 15 and 30 years old and legally entitled to work in Canada.
Application Process Details
- Your commitment will be for 12–16 weeks, starting around May 1, 2025
- The pay rate is between $16 - 20 CAD/hr.
- You will be working in-person (or hybrid) from our office in Saint Henri, Montreal.
- Equal opportunity employment and individuals from various backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must meet specific eligibility criteria for the federally funded program.
Summer Content Intern 2025
Application Deadline: 28 February 2025
Department: Consulting
Employment Type: Internship
Location: Montreal, Canada - Head Office
Reporting To: Senior Editor
Description
- The Decision Lab is an applied research and innovation firm. We use behavioral science & design to help ambitious organizations create a better future.
- We’re also the largest publication in this space, with over 5M hits per year. Our goal is to translate science into impact by educating public and private sector leaders
- We’re looking for Content Interns to join our team over the summer. In this role, you’ll be a key part of the editorial team, helping us draft and curate behavioral science content for the TDL website.
- 20 hrs/week, with the possibility of full-time.
- 12-16 weeks, tentatively scheduled to start May 1st, 2025
- Compensation is $16 - 20 CAD/hr.
- You’ll be working in-person (or hybrid, 3+ days a week) from our office in Saint Henri, on the canal!
The Decision Lab is an applied research and innovation firm. We use behavioral science & design to help ambitious organizations create a better future. We do this by providing consulting services to some of the largest organizations in the world, carrying out research in priority areas, and running one of the largest publications in applied behavioral science. In the past, we have helped organizations such as the Gates Foundation, Capital One, the World Bank, and numerous Fortune 500s solve some of their thorniest problems using scientific thinking.
WHAT WE’VE WORKED ON
Our collaboration with the World Bank – on incentive frameworks for knowledge-sharing
Our work with Capital One – a study we did on helping Americans undo the effects of stress on financial decisions.
Our insights – we are one of the largest publications in applied behavioral science
Ourbiases – we provide resources for organizations to learn about how behavioral science works
What you'll be working on
This internship is an opportunity to get hands-on experience working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. As an intern, you will not be taking coffee orders or making photocopies. Rather, you will be an essential part of our content creation team. You’ll play a key role in our efforts to communicate cutting-edge behavioral science content to our vast audience through various channels.
Your job will consist of working with TDL’s editorial team on a wide array of projects, with the goal of communicating challenging ideas in behavioral science to a wide audience.
Your duties include:
Your job will consist of working with TDL’s editorial team on a wide array of projects, with the goal of communicating challenging ideas in behavioral science to a wide audience.
Your duties include:
- Writing & editing website content
- Developing & launching new forms of content
- Copyediting & proofreading internal and client-facing documents
- Developing case studies for use in marketing materials
- Ideation, creation, and support of our social media channels
Qualifcations
Must-haves:
- Native-level fluency in English
- Undergraduate-level education in the behavioral sciences (psychology, economics, cognitive science, neuroscience, etc.), communications, English, marketing, or a related field
- Familiarity with behavioral economics concepts (e.g. biases, heuristics, frameworks)
- Exceptional writing, editorial, and communication skills, including a strong grasp of language conventions (e.g. spelling and grammar)
- Strong analytical thinking skills
Nice-to-haves:
- Academic and/or work experience within the domain of behavioral science, economics, psychology, science communication, or other related fields
- Formal or informal experience with editing, writing, and/or proofreading
- Knowledge of SEO best practices
Please note that the editorial intern position is funded by the Federal Government’s Canada Summer Jobs program, and is subject to certain eligibility criteria. Specifically, candidates must:
- Be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of employment
- Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or granted refugee protection under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of employment; and
- Have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations
Internship dates & salary
- 20 hrs/week
- $16 - 20 CAD/hr
- 12–16 week internship
Tentatively scheduled to start May 1st, 2025
How to apply
TDL IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Research has found that women and people from marginalized backgrounds are more likely to feel that they’re unqualified for a position if they can’t check 100% of the boxes on the posting. So we’re telling you directly: you don’t need to be the perfect candidate in order to be a good fit for this role. If you’re a curious, communicative, and passionate person who loves to write about science, we want to hear from you.
More About The Decision Lab
OUR VALUES
As a social enterprise, we have a deep-rooted belief that better decisions make a better world. However, improving decisions is a messy and difficult thing. For this reason, we have laid out a clear set of criteria for what constitutes good work. Our approach is inspired by many of the organizations and individuals we use as role models.
We believe that a good approach to creating social impact is SPICE: Socially conscious, Pragmatic, Inventive, Catalytic and Evidence-based. We use these criteria to evaluate ourselves, our work, the clients we choose to take on and the people we make part of our team. Read more about SPICE below:
Socially conscious
We create positive and fair outcomes for individuals, organizations and societies.
The outcomes that societies want to achieve are constantly being discussed and revised, always a work in progress. They are not defined from the outset or from the outside. For these outcomes to be sustainable, they must integrate societal, environmental and economic dimensions.
Pragmatic
We develop solutions that are practical, effective and attainable.
We are deeply committed to bringing our ideals to life. To do so, we let the problem be the guide for our attention. We are agnostic regarding approaches and dispassionate in our assessment of candidate solutions. This unwavering focus on the problem allows us to employ the full range of tools at our disposal, deploying the right ones for each context.
Inventive
We develop solutions that are not constrained by the current reality.
When no existing solution is adequate to the problem at hand, we must move from curation to creation. Success in these contexts requires a commitment to exploration and an openness to inspiration.
Catalytic
We develop solutions that spark rapid transition to a new paradigm.
When we reach a tipping point, a small nudge sparks a change from one equilibrium state to another. By starting small and iterating quickly, we manage the change in a deliberate and responsible manner, ensuring that the catalytic reaction is positive when unleashed at scale. We can also help manage the journey to the tipping point, creating pre-conditions for catalytic projects to take off.
Evidence-based
We develop solutions that use evidence as a compass.
We are deeply committed to using evidence to guide our actions. We build evidence in-house through robust experimentation, and integrate our findings into a wider body of knowledge, coming from many people and many places. This cohesive landscape of insights allows us to triangulate the best course of action.
