2026 Winter Student - Visual Designer (4 months)

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a design intern for a 4-month Winter 2026 placement starting in January. The role focuses on user-centered design principles to enhance digital experiences. Candidates must be enrolled in a related degree program and present a portfolio. This dynamic position offers valuable experience within a collaborative team, emphasizing professional growth and creativity.

Benefits

Dynamic work environment

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team atmosphere

Qualifications

• Must be returning to school after the work term or graduating in April/August 2026.
• Exposure to designing usable interfaces across multiple channels.
• Portfolio with case studies required.

Responsibilities

• Employ user-centered design principles to optimize client experience.
• Create low-fidelity sketches and prototypes.
• Evaluate designs for accessibility and usability.
• Participate in usability testing and research activities.

Skills

Communication

Computer Literacy

Detail-Oriented

Interpersonal Relationships

Listening Effectively

Personal Development

Personal Initiative

Education

Enrollment in a design-related degree program

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Sketch

Illustrator

Job description

Overview

Job Description

This posting is for a 4-month Winter 2026 placement with a start date of January 2026 and end date of April 2026.

Eligibility: to be eligible for this 4-month Student position you must either be returning to school after the work term end-date of April 2026, or be graduating in April/August 2026 and require the work term as a mandatory component to graduate successfully.

Please ensure that you meet these eligibility requirements before applying - candidates who apply but are found to be ineligible are not able to be considered.

What is the opportunity?

On the RBC Digital Design team, we encourage designers at all stages to continuously learn and grow. We put strategy, research, design principles, and technical innovation at the center of everything we do. We are a leader when it comes to exceptional digital experiences in the financial space and our focus on our users is an integral part of this success. As an intern student on our team you will be immersed in an environment that fosters creativity and a learning mindset.

Our visual designers help to communicate our design intent in a way that delights yet informs our users to create intuitive interfaces. As a member of our team, you can instinctively weave iconography, typography, colour, space, and texture together to simplify and improve how our customers navigate our products and services. You’ll use your skills to create designs that inspire, engage, and excite.

What will you do?

• Employ user-centered design principles and techniques to optimize the client experience for new and existing RBC products and features


• Create complex low-fidelity sketches, wireframes, and prototypes to explore, communicate, and validate ideas.


• Create complex prototypes to provide delivery specifications for development


• Evaluate visual designs for accessibility, inclusivity and provide expert advice and guidance to cross-functional teams


• Participate in usability testing and research activities


• Collaborate with your core design team, project managers, developers, and business stakeholders

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Enrollment in a post-secondary institution (university or college) in a degree program related to design (e.g. interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, industrial), Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science (CS), or a related field or equivalent practical experience


• Exposure to designing usable interfaces across multiple channels and platforms


• Exposure to applied research settings including experience integrating user research into product designs and design practices


• Solid knowledge of design tools (Adobe Photoshop and/or Sketch, Illustrator, and presentation software) and principles (typography, grid systems, visual hierarchy, colour, white space, etc.)


• Portfolio that includes case studies where you walk through the problem you were solving and the process you used to come to a solution

*Please share links to your portfolio/examples of your work on your resume*

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities


• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact


• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team


• Opportunities to do challenging work

Job Skills

Communication, Computer Literacy, Detail-Oriented, Interpersonal Relationships, Listening Effectively, Personal Development, Personal Initiative

Additional Job Details

• Address: RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W, TORONTO


• City: Toronto


• Country: Canada


• Work hours/week: 37.5


• Employment Type: Full time


• Platform: PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING


• Job Type: Student/Coop (Fixed Term)


• Pay Type: Salaried


• Posted Date: 2025-09-15


• Application Deadline: 2025-09-23

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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