SkillBridge Intern - Marketing

Your Dream. Our Team.

About Rise8

Rise8 builds custom, secure software for government organizations, measuring success by impact: lives saved, time returned, and missions advanced.

We think big, start small, and scale fast with elite teams across product, design, and engineering to drive continuous delivery for critical missions.

We believe customer experience starts with employee experience, so we take care of our employees. Rise8 is where you’ll do the best work of your career—supported by a culture you won’t find anywhere else. We offer competitive pay and benefits, but what sets us apart is our commitment to autonomy, growth, and a culture rooted in kindness, candor, and continuous learning.

Certified as a Great Place to Work®, with 100% of employees saying they love working here, Rise8 is where bold ideas become real capabilities. Where mission meets meaning. And where fewer bad things happen because of bad software.

About SkillBridge Internship Program: The Department of Defense (DoD) SkillBridge internship program is for military service members transitioning from federal service to commercial industry only. For DoD SkillBridge participants, we offer a 40 hr/wk apprenticeship where you will work alongside one of our professionals on product or in business operations.

About You

• You want to make tomorrow better than today.
• You help ensure project success and audience engagement.
• A Curious Learner: You thrive on enhancing your practices and knowledge through daily experimentation.
• Mission-Driven: You are passionate about transforming how the government acquires and delivers software.
• Adaptable: You are a creative problem solver who is comfortable with uncertainty.
• Collaborative: You enjoy working across teams and pairing with experts to get the job done.

Role at Rise8

At Rise8, marketing is about getting your hands dirty by creating, experimenting, and amplifying our mission. This role exists to support the breadth of our marketing engine—from Brand and Content to Product Marketing and Program Management. You will be the force multiplier for our Marketing Leads, helping us move faster by mastering project management and pioneering the use of AI agents, workflows, and automations to scale our impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Marketing Operations & AI Innovation: Optimize workflows and ClickUp projects for maximum efficiency. Experiment with AI agents and automations to streamline content delivery and campaign tracking.
• Full-Spectrum Marketing Support: Assist the Brand, Product, and Programs leads in executing integrated campaigns, from social media management, events, to sales enablement asset creation and more.
• Campaign Execution & Data Consolidation/Analysis: Support the logistics for campaigns and create ways to synthesize and automate reporting and insights to continuously improve performance.
• Content Distribution: Collaborate with internal teams to repurpose high-impact video and thought leadership content into formats ready for our target audience.

Who You Are / What You Bring

• An Operational Architect: You love organization and look for ways to make processes "ship" faster using tools like ClickUp and CRM systems.
• A Growth Mindset: You possess the grit and resilience to overcome obstacles and achieve goals.
• Tech-Forward: You are eager to experiment with new content formats, creative trends, and emerging AI technologies.

Qualifications

• Currently on active duty and eligible for SkillBridge.
• Possess a growth mindset.
• Demonstrated grit, resilience, and determination to overcome obstacles and achieve goals.
• Preferred: Entry-level experience or certifications in marketing, project management, or digital tools.

Why Rise8?

• Mission That Matters: You’ll be doing work that ensures "fewer bad things happen because of bad software".
• Content Freedom: We don't do "vanilla" corporate marketing. We create masterclass-style content that moves the needle.
• Direct Mentorship: You will work alongside and learn from marketing leaders and industry experts.

All of Rise8’s work in this area is with Federal Government customers that require our employees involved with their projects be U.S. citizens. As such, this role requires U.S. citizenship. If hired, you would also be required to go through a background investigation.

Rise8 is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider you for this role regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.