2026 Summer Marketing Operations & Sales Intern
Date: Sep 23, 2025
Location: Atlanta, GA, US, 30308
Company: Norfolk Southern Corp.
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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail. As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.
Job Description
A Day in the Life of a Marketing Operations & Sales Intern
Work Schedule: Monday to Friday
As a Marketing Operations & Sales Intern, you will be working on our Thoroughbred Bulk Terminal (TBT) Operations and Sales team. This team is responsible for 36 Norfolk Southern owned transloading terminals across the network. Our TBT team is tasked with maximizing profitability, developing new business opportunities, and managing the day to day operations of our terminals. As a member of this team, you will work in conjunction with the commercial sales teams to develop new business leads, analyzing data on current business, and spending time understanding the supply chains of our customers. Your analysis and contributions will be critical in the TBT team’s success.
What makes a successful Marketing Operations & Sales Intern?
Strong analytical skills to provide accurate analysis of data related to opportunities and supply chain solutions at our terminals.Solid interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with your team, our operators, leadership, and your customers.Ability to participate on high-functioning teams which craft and deliver presentations.A self-starter willing to learn the complexity of supply chains and ability to spend time out in the field at our terminals.Skilled in conducting research studies that will provide the team members and senior management with actionable business intelligence.
Education/Experience:
Pursuing a Bachelor’s/Master’s DegreePreferred Degree Paths: Supply Chain Management, Lean Operations, Logistics, Economics, Management, Finance, Marketing, Business Administration, International Business, Statistics
Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Excel
Compensation
- Freshman (27 or fewer credits) - $3,538/month
- Sophomore (28 to 59 credits) - $3,3984month
- Junior (60 to 89 credits) - $4,050/month
- Senior (90 or more credits) - $4,334/month
- Graduate Student - $5,200/month
*Living stipend of $850/month is available to those who qualify.
Company Overview
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.
Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.
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