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American Express

ICS Marketing Intern Review

at American Express

Internship (1 Month+)

Marketing

London

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Support and Guidance
5/5 - Company Culture
5/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
10 week internship which was project based. We were assigned to different teams and briefed on our project by our hiring manager that we were to present at the end. This often involved completing an audit, market research and coming up with marketing strategies and recommendations
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Assigned our own project to work on so lots of responsibility and the potential to deliver real impactful change
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Developed project management skills, time management skills and analytical skills
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
5/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
Given a lot of support via a tailored support network, including hiring manager, buddy and mentor who were there for weekly catch ups
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Very friendly and welcoming atmosphere with a real positive excitement about summer interns.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I thoroughly enjoyed my internship to a large extent and hope to return back next year
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend American Express to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to American Express
Align your skills with the companies values, be unique and try to stand out

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at American Express
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
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