Campus Graduate Summer Internship Program

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. As part of Team Amex, you'll experience this powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career.

Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

Business Unit/Role Specific Information

American Express’ Global Commercial Services (GCS) is the global leader in providing payments solutions for small, medium and large businesses. The GCS business offers a wide range of card and payment programs, expense management tools, consulting services, business financing and cross-border payments solutions to small businesses, mid-sized companies and large corporations around the world. Global Commercial Services and the Company continue to innovate and deliver a broad range of products and services to support the needs of all business customers.

This exciting and fast-growing business seeks to drive the success of businesses around the world, rooted in the truth that when our business customers thrive, so do we. We strive to serve all of our commercial clients, from the mom-and-pop store on Main Street to the largest global business.

The Global Commercial Services Marketing team is responsible for creating an end-to-end global marketing strategy and distribution plan for our prospect & customer segments around the world.

As marketers at one of the most iconic brands in the world, we play a major role in building authentic relationships with customers. Here, creativity and inspired storytelling combine with powerful data-based marketing and hyper-personalized digital communication to create a genuine human connection that drives business results. As a part of our diverse community of marketers, you can have a breadth of different marketing experiences and do virtually anything from connecting small businesses to new customers to uncovering insights that inspire the future of payments. Create a dynamic career while doing work that matters for people and businesses everywhere.

How will you make an impact in this role?

• Design end-to-end marketing strategies to drive customer engagement and prospect growth.
• Develop compelling content, offer and creative strategies tailored to commercial audiences.
• Derive insights from the competitive landscape and customer feedback.
• Synthesize analytics and financials to develop data-driven recommendations.
• Document and maintain marketing processes and product backlogs, including feature prioritization.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Analytics, Technology, Legal, Compliance and other stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time Master’s or Graduate degree program.

• Graduate Degree candidates with an expected graduation date between December 2026 and June 2027.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years’ minimum experience in Marketing Strategy, Digital Marketing, Campaign Management, Brand Management, Marketing Insights and/or related.
• Demonstrated interest in commercial payments and marketing.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to distill complex concepts or problems.
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to continually learn about the changing payments landscape and emerging technologies.
• Ability to collaborate with and build strong relationships with leaders, colleagues in different time zones, and cross-functional partners to deliver value.
• Strong project management skills, communication skills, and attention to detail.
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to present ideas clearly and concisely.
• Demonstrated resilience, proactive problem solving, ‘can do’ attitude, and optimism in changing circumstances.
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and driving continuous process improvement.
• Proficient in analytical and presentation tools, including MS Excel and PowerPoint.

Salary Range: $38.45 to $87.00 hourly + sign-on bonus

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for these positions. 

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries
•  Flexible work arrangements and schedules with hybrid and virtual options with Amex Flex
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counselling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

For a full list of Team Amex benefits, visit our Colleague Benefits Site.

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law. American Express will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including, but not limited to, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. For positions covered by federal and/or state banking regulations, American Express will comply with such regulations as it relates to the consideration of applicants with criminal convictions.

We back our colleagues with the support they need to thrive, professionally and personally. That's why we have Amex Flex, our enterprise working model that provides greater flexibility to colleagues while ensuring we preserve the important aspects of our unique in-person culture. Depending on role and business needs, colleagues will either work onsite, in a hybrid model (combination of in-office and virtual days) or fully virtually.

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