Job Description

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact-every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

Business Unit/Role Specific Info

This position is a 10 - week summer internship. Our Corporate Affairs & Communications (CA&C) organization is seeking a high-performing summer intern to join a winning global communications team. The internship provides a terrific opportunity to gain hands on experience in many aspects of media relations, employee communications, and corporate social responsibility by working on high visibility projects that help advance strategic business initiatives. Throughout the course of the summer, interns are given exposure to senior leadership across CA&C.

How will you make an impact?

You’ll support the Corporate Communications team on a variety of summer projects that could include:

• Writing and editing press releases, messaging, pitches, social media copy and more
• Researching and crafting targeted media lists
• Developing and executing internal communication strategies and events
• Brainstorm potential communication concepts and approaches to select marketing programs
• Assisting with the creation and execution of social campaigns around select sponsorships Researching various company initiatives -benchmarking against competitors, identifying background articles for interview preparation, researching issues for executive event preparation documents

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time bachelor’s degree program
• Students must have a graduation date between December 2025 and June 2026

Preferred Qualifications

• Great teammate with ability to optimally collaborate with colleagues across a large organization
• Ability to work independently when needed
• Excellent written, verbal, and critical thinking skills
• Ability to build reports and manage ongoing monitoring of key issues and programs
• Some experience researching and building media lists, developing communications strategies, and executing creative PR and social media programs
• Excellent project management skills and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced work environment
• Thrives in a fast paced environment and constant change
• Ability to think independently, quickly and apply good judgment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and demonstrate flexibility
• Excellent attention to detail

Our team will review completed applications on a rolling basis. We appreciate your patience while we consider your application and will be in contact with you.

Salary Range: $24.05 to $63.00 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 our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life.

Benefits include:

• 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.

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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