A Day in the Life of a Senior Behavioral Designer at a Behavioral Design Firm
A senior behavioral designer's workday is "a little bit different" each day, encompassing a variety of tasks including research proposals, partner meetings, design sprints, and writing; this involves working on one to three projects concurrently, often collaborating within small teams and occasionally traveling internationally, as exemplified by six weeks spent in Albania last year. The work is a blend of remote and in-office time, reflecting the flexibility of the role within the firm.
International Development, Remote Work, Teamwork, Project Management, Data Analysis
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Marisa Nowicki
Senior Behavioral Designer
Behavioral Design Firm
University of North Texas
Carnegie Mellon University: Masters in Public Policy and Management (MSPPM), 2019
Medical, Sciences & Related, Psychology
Climate, Environment, Sustainability & Waste Management, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Consulting
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. A Senior Behavioral Designer typically works a standard 9-to-5 schedule, but may need to adjust hours based on international projects and travel.
2. The work is diverse and involves a mix of tasks such as team meetings, research proposal writing, conducting interviews, leading design sprints, and writing blog posts.
3. Opportunities for remote work are available, with some team members fully remote and others working a hybrid schedule that includes both in-office and remote work.
Transcript
What does a day in the life of a senior behavioral designer look like?
I work a pretty standard nine to five, Monday through Friday. I do work on the international development team, which has its pros and cons.
Some cons are that sometimes I need to be up a little bit earlier or stay up a little bit later. But usually, I work a pretty standard nine to five.
I am based in Washington, D.C., but I do travel for work on occasion. For example, I took two trips to Albania last year for work, so I was there for a total of six weeks.
I go into the office once or twice a week and work remotely the rest of the time. There are people on my team who are fully remote, so that is an option as well because we do work everywhere.
I work on small teams, about two to four people, and within that, we get advice from more senior leadership. I'm working on anywhere between one to three projects at a time, and they can all be in different stages.
So, maybe in a day, I might jump on a call with the team to talk about how our projects are going and what our next steps are. I might then later in the day be working on a research proposal or doing some research.
Then, I might jump on a call with a partner to talk about some interviews, maybe doing informational interviews that day. I could be leading a design sprint, and then maybe I'm writing a blog post for our company.
Every day is a little bit different. The tasks range from literature reviews, interviews, and data analysis to meeting with partners, ideation, writing reports, and prepping for conferences. It's just a little mix of something different each week.