Are you an active-duty service member or a family member interested in the DoD Skillbridge Program? At Degy, we are proud to offer a comprehensive program designed to support our military members during their transition to civilian careers. We participate in the Skillbridge initiative, providing valuable opportunities for service members to gain hands-on experience.

Our Skillbridge program supports 90 days up to the full 180 day program. Program participation is unique to each applicant, so please let us know your tentative start and end date when you apply and we will work with you! It is a fully-remote internship program and anyone is eligible to apply for one of the following teams: Booking & Sales, Marketing, Business Development, Business Operations, and Information Technology.

Participants may be placed on one of the following teams: Booking & Sales, Marketing, Business Operations, or Business Development. Placement is based on team needs and on each applicant’s experience and interests.

Booking & Sales Team: On this team, you will be paired with one of our senior agents and their assistants based on your areas of interest. Through lead generation and market research, you will help grow different sectors of Degy, build brand awareness, and sharpen your customer service and sales skills. Working with everything from roster acts to major talent across fairs and festivals, corporate and private events, municipal events and other markets, you will learn how a show comes together from the first conversation to the final performance.

Marketing Team: This team brings a strategic, creative, and analytical approach to promoting Degy Entertainment and the Degy Family of Companies. You will focus on marketing strategy and creative branding, with opportunities in Graphic Design, Social Media Management, Content Creation, Website Optimization, SEO Strategies, and Google Analytics. Along the way, you will see how marketing and advertising campaigns are planned, built, and measured across our brands.

Business Operations Team: This team keeps the business running behind the scenes, supporting both our roster artists and the internal workflow that connects marketing, finance, contracts, administration, and logistics. You will help process contracts and marketing approvals, keep artist files and records in our booking database current, and stay in contact with artists and clients ahead of upcoming shows. Through research projects, team meetings, and training sessions, you will see how operations supports our booking agents and artists from contract to show day.

Business Development Team: This dynamic team plans and carries out special projects assigned by the CEO, with a focus on developing new lines of business. You will work with a range of stakeholders on projects such as concept creation, online ticketing solutions, and promotional product development. You will see projects through from the first idea to the finished result and learn what it takes to launch something new.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE DOD SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM PLEASE VISIT:

https://skillbridge.osd.mil/faq.htm

Requirements

DoDI 1322.29 lists general eligibility requirements as -

• Service members may participate within 180 days of being discharged or released from active duty and service members must have served 180 continuous days on active duty.
• Approval authority rests with the first field grade commander authorized to impose non-judicial punishment under Article 15 of the UCMJ in the service member's chain of command.
• Such commanders may approve or disapprove participation by a service member based upon unit mission requirements.

How do service members apply to become participants in a SkillBridge program?

Interested service members can ask questions about participation by contacting their installation SkillBridge point of contact; the SkillBridge POC may be in the transition assistance office, education office, or other installation support office. Additional information about how to start the process and your services specific guidance for applying to SkillBridge may be found in How to Participate.

Who authorizes a Service member's participation in a SkillBridge Program?

The interested service member must gain approval from his or her unit commander. Specifically, the service member must seek approval from the first commander in his or her chain of command in the pay grade of O-4 or above.