Content & Marketing - Summer 2026 Co-op/Intern
Job Description
YOUR NEXT CO-OP PLACEMENT
Work term: Summer 2026
Work term length: 4-month
From classroom to co-op to career, every step of your journey has an impact on your future. That's why it makes sense to choose a co-op placement with a company that offers truly rewarding work and real-life experience. At Definity, your contributions, creativity, and energy will be put to good use, and you'll get to be involved with initiatives that support our strategic goals and use your skills in a supportive team environment.
If you're looking for a company that takes care of its people — full time, part time, and co-ops alike — and has a track record of doing big things, get ready to love it here.
What can you expect in this role?
We're looking for a creative and detail-oriented co-op student to join our marketing team and support design and content initiatives for our personal insurance brand. In this role, you'll help create engaging visual assets, assist with social media content, and contribute to campaign development across digital channels. Working closely with designers, copywriters, and marketers, you'll gain hands-on experience bringing a modern, customer-focused brand to life.
What you'll be doing
- Assist in designing digital marketing assets (e.g., social posts, web banners, email graphics, website, blog, paid media content, SEO and GEO optimization)
- Support content creation for social media, blogs, and customer communications
- Help maintain brand consistency across all platforms
- Contribute ideas to creative brainstorms and marketing campaigns
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on ongoing projects
What you bring
- Currently enrolled in a design, marketing, communications, or related post-secondary program
- Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (especially Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
- Experience with AI and tech
- Strong writing and visual storytelling skills
- A collaborative mindset with a keen eye for detail
- Interest in brand marketing and/or insurance is a plus
Did you know?
- We care about our co-ops: Definity's co-op students are considered the best pipeline of talent for our full-time, permanent positions.
- We care about students: Definity distributes $85,000 in scholarships to students across Canada each year.
- We care about our community: Definity donates more than $1 million every year to causes that drive true change in the neighbourhoods in which we live and work.
What can Definity offer you?
- Meaningful work forwarding our purpose of building a better world by helping our clients and communities adapt and thrive in their hardest times of need.
- Culture of accountability, empowerment, and collaboration.
- Opportunities to support personal and professional growth through real-life experience and unique learning opportunities.
- Opportunity to join our employee groups - focused on women's empowerment, LGBTQ+, anti-racism and cultural equity, and environmental activism
- Determined to create positive change for our environment, our people, and our communities, now and in the future. Check our ESG work
This position is being posted to fill an existing vacancy.
The hourly compensation for the role starts at $22.50 per hour and will increase based on factors including but not limited to, skills, education, experience, and the recommended rates as set by the respective educational institution.
We also take potential into consideration. If you don't have this exact experience, but you know you have what it takes, be sure to give us more insight through your application and cover letter.
Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting
Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).
#LI-Hybrid
Definity is the parent company to some of Canada's most long-standing and innovative insurance brands, including Economical Insurance, Sonnet Insurance, Family Insurance Solutions, and Petline Insurance. Our ambition is to be one of Canada's leading and most innovative property and casualty insurers. We can't do that without our people, so we embrace and encourage a culture that's collaborative, ambitious, rewarding, and empowering.
We offer a flexible, hybrid work experience where employees work from the office and virtually depending on the type of work they are doing and who they are working with. Bring your true self and be a part of our journey. It's better here.
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