Wintrust 2026 Summer Internship Community Impact

Rosemont, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wintrust provides community and commercial banking specialty finance and wealth management services through its 16 bank charters and nine non-bank businesses. Wintrust delivers the sophisticated solutions of a large bank while staying true to the relationship-focused personalized service of our community banking roots. We serve clients in all 50 states with more than 200 branch banking locations in Illinois southwestern Florida northwestern Indiana west Michigan and southern Wisconsin and commercial banking offices in Chicago Denver Milwaukee Grand Rapids Mich. and in key branch banking locations throughout Illinois. Our people are the heart of our business and we are proud to rank consistently as a top place to work. Wintrust is a $66 billion financial institution based in Rosemont Illinois and listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol WTFC.

Experience what its like to work for a company invested in the community dedicated to giving back and ready to show you how fun banking can be! Apply now for a Wintrust Summer 2026 Internship. Come join our team this summer and let us show you why Wintrust was named a Chicago Tribune TOP WORKPLACE 12 years in a row. Wintrust offers the opportunities to grow and develop your career and fosters a promote from within culture.

Community Impact Intern Job Responsibilities:

Communications: Support planning for creation & launch of Community Impact Report collect testimonials from employees community members & customers develop collateral for internal & external audiences.
Portfolio: Maintain records for partner organizations including contact info board rep (if applicable) collateral needed upcoming events.
Volunteerism & Events: Support event creation & communication utilize volunteer software system to manage events & pull reports train others on using volunteer platform. Attend events as needed.
Metrics & Market Analysis: Gather partner metrics collect analyze and monitor internal data collection (volunteer hours employees on nonprofit boards financial data). Benchmark competitors and leaders in the space for work in CSR reports & overall communications Financial Education research as needed.
Administrative: Assist with invoice processing Employee Match reporting and other tasks as needed.

Details:

The 2026 program will run Tuesday May 19th Friday August 7th.
40 hours/week Paid summer internship.
Participate in intern program activities events and development opportunities with your cohort.

Compensation:

The hourly rate for this role is $19.00/hour.

Qualifications:

Currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university with preference for students entering their junior or senior year.
Concentrations in Communications Psychology Sociology Business Administration or related field with at least one Accounting class.
Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale.
Leadership extra-curricular or volunteering experience skills with a passion for results.
You must be authorized to work permanently in the U.S. now and in the future to participate in Wintrusts Internship Program. Due to the high volume of applicants we receive we do not offer immigration sponsorship (including OPT and CPT) for this program.

To apply please visit Applications will remain open until programs are at capacity.

From our first day in business Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation including community banking and financial services subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex age national origin disability veteran status genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Required Experience:

Intern