Job Description
YOUR NEXT CO-OP PLACEMENT
Work term: Fall 2026 (August start date preferred)
Work term length: 8 months
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.
About The Role
Join Definity’s Talent Acquisition team as a Campus Recruitment Co-op/Intern and help shape our early talent programs! In this role, you’ll support full-cycle recruitment while also playing a key part in delivering engaging campus initiatives, events, and student experiences.
This is a dynamic opportunity to gain hands-on exposure to recruitment operations, employer branding, and large-scale campus programs—all while working on meaningful projects that impact student engagement across the organization.
What You’ll Be Doing
Recruitment Support
- Assist with full-cycle recruitment for co-op and entry-level roles across multiple business units
- Create and manage job requisitions in the applicant tracking system
- Post roles on external platforms (e.g., LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor)
- Coordinate interviews, including scheduling phone and video screens
- Support candidate screening activities and help ensure a positive candidate experience
- Initiate background check requests and track progress
Campus Programs & Engagement
- Support the planning and execution of campus recruitment programs and initiatives
- Assist with co-op onboarding, engagement activities, and student experience programs
- Contribute to organizing volunteer days, social events, and team engagement activities
- Help coordinate and attend career fairs, networking events, and campus activations
- Partner with the team to deliver high-volume recruitment events
Recruitment Marketing & Projects
- Support employer branding efforts by creating and posting content for social media and campus channels
- Assist in maintaining and updating recruitment marketing materials
- Contribute to ad hoc projects that enhance campus engagement and program effectiveness
Reporting & Coordination
- Track and report on key recruitment metrics and dashboards
- Maintain accurate records and ensure data integrity across systems
- Provide general administrative and coordination support to the Talent Acquisition team
What You Bring
- Currently pursuing a degree/diploma in Human Resources, Business, Communications, or a related field
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
- A proactive, team-oriented mindset with a sense of urgency
- Interest in recruitment, campus programs, or employer branding
- Comfortable learning new systems and tools (e.g., ATS platforms, MS Office)
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 !
About Us
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 accessibility@economical.com.
Background checks
This role requires successful clearance of a background check (including criminal checks and leadership references).
About The Team
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.
