Job Description

Your success is a train ride away!

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

POSITION SUMMARY:
Do you have interest in gaining real-world experience in employment branding and recruitment marketing? The Recruitment Marketing Intern will work on exciting and unique projects aligned to recruitment marketing to support Amtrak’s Recruiting programs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Work closely with various members of Amtrak's Recruiting team on recruitment and hiring practices, business forecasting and employment branding strategy.
• Assist in creating content on social media platforms that highlights employment brand proposition and aligns with our corporate brand and marketing strategy.
• Measure the effectiveness of social media content and provide suggestions for future ideas to aid the overall employment branding campaigns.
• Create digital guides, infographics, electronic advertisements, and assets that supporting the various recruitment branding initiatives.
• Contribute to the overall development of our employment brand.
• Partner with recruiters and Amtrak managers to create job advertisement and engagement to promote Amtrak opportunities.
• Participate in recruitment strategy meetings.
• The Recruitment Marketing Intern will utilize tools such as, but not limited to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, video editing platforms, and more.
• This role will be active in supporting content and maintenance of social media platforms such as, but not limited to LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and more

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be actively pursuing a degree at an accredited educational institution.
• Must be actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Communication, Public Relations, Marketing, Human Resources, or related field.
• Must have at least 1 year of academic undergraduate studies completed or a sophomore status at minimum.
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
• Must be able to work a minimum of 16 hours between Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM.

 
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge and familiarity with employment branding and marketing strategy through former jobs or internships.
• Strong passion for social media content creation and prior experience through former jobs and internships.
• Experience with Canva
• Experience with video editing, Adobe Premiere
• Proficiency with social media platforms including Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
• Experience using Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
• Demonstrated proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Attention to detail, accuracy and efficiency.
• Must be pro-active and possess strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
• Excellent organizational skills.

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

The hourly range is $17.50 per hour - $35.00 per hour. Pay is based on factors including school year, program of study, etc. In addition, paid internships include Amtrak rail pass privileges as a part of the experience along with one (1) PTO day per academic year.

 
Summer 2025 internship program will run from May 19th - August 8, 2025. 

Requisition ID: 163350
Posting Location(s): N/A

Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 
Job Family/Function: Human Capital 
Relocation Offered: No 
Travel Requirements: 0 - 5% 

You power our progress through your performance.

 

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.

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