2025 Summer Market Analyst Intern

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Date: Nov 30, 2024

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 Market Analyst Intern

Work Schedule:

Monday to Friday

As a Market Analyst Intern, you will be assigned to one of our commodity groups in Marketing including Coal, Chemicals, Metals & Construction, Agriculture or Paper, Clay & Forest Products, or Intermodal/Automotive. Our marketing team is responsible for maximizing profitability of existing business levels, developing new business, and maintaining and growing relationships with our existing customer base. As a member of this team, you will support internal customers in developing comprehensive market analyses and plans. Your quantitative analysis will be used to support Norfolk Southern’s business review and forecasting processes, business development and operating metrics.

What makes a successful Market Analyst?

• Strong analytical skills to provide accurate revenue analysis, volume forecast, as well as supplemental analyses including data on macro-economic trends and drivers within NS’ markets.

• Solid interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with your team, leadership, and your customers.

• Ability to participate on high-functioning teams which craft and deliver presentations.

• A self-starter willing to learn his or her commodity, external factors influencing pricing of that commodity, and interact with industry experts.

• 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 Degree

• Preferred Degree Paths: Economics, Management, Finance, Marketing, Business Administration, International Business, Statistics

• Proficient in Microsoft Office with an emphasis on Excel

Compensation

• Freshman (27 or fewer credits) - $2,948/month

• Sophomore (28 to 59 credits) - $3,293/month

• Junior (60 to 89 credits) - $3,553/month

• Senior (90 or more credits) - $3,763/month

• Graduate Student - $4,507/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.