Co-Op Students · SCDSB partnership
The Co-Op That Puts Students On Real Accounts
A high-impact marketing, business and media internship run in partnership with the Simcoe County District School Board — real client work, real sales training, real results on your resume.
What it is
A Working Seat In A Working Agency
This isn't a filing-cabinet placement. NewLife co-op students join a working agency: they rotate through real client accounts, sit in on strategy, ride along on shoot days, and train on the sales and networking skills that build careers — cold calls, door-knocking, local events, live pitches.
How it works
Rotations, Reps & Real Work
Client rotations, bi-weekly
Students are placed with a different NewLife client each rotation — restaurants, construction, e-commerce, gyms — for hands-on exposure to how real industries actually market.
Sales & networking days
Cold calling, door-knocking, local events and live pitching — the skills school can't simulate, practiced on real prospects with the team beside you.
Real deliverables
Shoot days, edits, campaign prep and reporting — work that ships to real clients, with a portfolio to show for it.
Mentorship from the team
Cruz, Keegan and Rudy — paid media, sales and production — working with students directly, not from across the building.
Why it's different
Not A Shadowing Program
Front lines, not shadowing
Students work on live accounts and real growth targets — not observation hours.
Sales-skill development
Cold outreach, pitching and follow-up — trained deliberately, practiced weekly.
A real network
Client owners, local business events, and the people who hire — met in person, not on LinkedIn.
Resume & career building
Shipped work, referenced results and a story to tell in every interview after.
The partnership
The SCDSB Agreement
NewLife hosts co-op students through a formal agreement with the Simcoe County District School Board. Placements run through the school co-op program, with structured learning goals and supervision.
From the program
A Student's Word
“Thank you so much for having me into your co-op at NewLife Marketing and teaching me core business skills — and for demonstrating that you don't need post-secondary to be successful. Going on site visits to the actual shoots was very beneficial to my learning and placement goals. I'm more confident in my entrepreneurial skills than ever before, and no longer have worries about moving forward in business.”
Beyond the office
The Road Trip Seat
Co-op isn't desk-bound here: our co-op student rode along on the summer business road trip — Toronto to Washington DC to Tampa — filming client work the whole way. See the road trip →
Students, parents & schools
Interested In A Co-Op Placement?
Tell us about yourself — program, school year, and what you want to learn. We reply within one business day.
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The co-op program is one more thing our clients get: an agency invested in its people and its county.
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