BOSTON, UNTOLD

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Every city has its official story — the landmarks, the history books, the names on the plaques. But the real story of a city lives in the people who show up every day to keep it running, to protect it, to make it better, and to serve the people inside it.

Entertainment

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Awareness

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Connection

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Entertainment ✳︎ Awareness ✳︎ Connection ✳︎

2026

Boston

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Boston, Untold is an interview series that goes behind the scenes of the city's most essential and overlooked institutions — the transit workers and urban planners, the museum conservators and park rangers, the librarians, the civil engineers, the community organizers. The people whose work shapes daily life in Boston, but who rarely get to speak for themselves in public.

Each episode is a short, intimate conversation. Not a lecture. Not a press release. A real exchange about the work, the calling, the small moments and the hard ones. What drew someone to this profession. What they wish more people understood. What they see when they look at this city that most of us walk past without noticing.

The goal is simple but important: connection. Between neighbors who have never met. Between residents and the institutions that serve them. Between the city Boston is and the city it's working to become.

We believe that when people understand how something works — a subway line, a wetland restoration project, a rare book archive — they feel more ownership over it. And when people feel ownership, they show up. They vote, they volunteer, they ask better questions, they use the resources available to them. Civic engagement doesn't start with a policy brief. It starts with a story.

Boston, Untold is also a resource guide in disguise. Each episode naturally surfaces programs, services, institutions, and opportunities that many residents don't know exist — from free museum memberships to public planning meetings to conservation careers. Entertainment is the entry point. Awareness is the outcome.

This series is for the lifelong Bostonian who has walked past the same building and never wondered what happens inside. It's for the newcomer trying to find their footing in a complicated, layered city. It's for the kid who doesn't know that the job they want actually exists and that someone in their city is doing it right now.

Boston is full of extraordinary people doing quiet, essential work. They have stories worth telling. This is where we tell them.

ENTERTAINMENT

Monet is a lifelong educator with a passion for creating accessible, engaging learning experiences. Known for a calm, encouraging teaching style, Monet believes that growth happens when learners feel both challenged and supported.

AWARENESS

Emmett is a detail-oriented instructor who’s spent the past decade helping people develop new tools, habits, and mindsets. Their approach is clear, practical, and always infused with curiosity and care.

CONNECTION

Eleanor's background spans education, coaching, and creative development. With a strong focus on process and progress, Eleanor helps learners move from where they are to where they want to be—one step at a time.

Real Work,
Real Impact.

Learn more about each role:

  • PERFECT FOR

    • Film, media arts, or photography students looking for real location shooting experience on a documentary project. You should have handled a camera before — doesn't have to be professional gear.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    • Operate the camera during interviews (composition, focus, exposure)

    • Collaborate with the director on shot choices and visual approach

    • Shoot b-roll at the location before or after the interview

    • Help review footage and flag the best shots after the shoot

    WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

    • Full cinematographer / camera operator credit on a published episode

    • Location shooting in extraordinary places — tunnels, conservation labs, community centers, and more

    • A strong documentary-style piece for your portfolio

    • Experience matching a visual style across multiple episodes

  • PERFECT FOR

    • Film, media, or communications students comfortable in an editing suite and interested in the specific challenge of shaping a documentary interview into a compelling story. Fully remote and schedule-flexible.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    • Receive raw footage and selects from the director

    • Assemble the rough cut from interview audio, building the narrative spine first

    • Cut the full-length episode (8–15 min) and one or two short-form clips (60–90 sec)

    • Add lower thirds, title card, and end card from provided templates

    • Incorporate music, color corrections, and motion graphics

    • Export final versions optimized for YouTube and social platforms

    WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

    • Full editor credit on a published, distributed episode

    • Experience editing documentary interview footage — a distinct skill from narrative editing

    • Published work on YouTube and social media with real viewership

    • Remote, flexible work that fits around your class schedule

  • PERFECT FOR

    • Design, motion graphics, or visual communications students comfortable in After Effects, Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, or Canva. Strong visual sensibility and attention to typography is key.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    • Design and animate lower thirds (name and title cards) for each guest

    • Produce episode title cards and end cards consistent with the series visual identity

    • Create thumbnails for YouTube and short-form clips

    • Maintain visual consistency of templates across the season

    • Optionally: contribute to series-wide graphic assets (social headers, press kit, flyers)

    WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

    • On-screen design credit on every published episode you work on

    • Experience building a consistent visual identity for a real media series

    • Published work visible to the series' full audience

    • Strong broadcast-style portfolio pieces

  • PERFECT FOR

    • Film production, communications, or project management students who are organized, people-oriented, and energized by making things happen. This is a logistics and relationship role as much as a creative one.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    • Coordinate scheduling between the host, crew, and interview guest

    • Manage location logistics: permits, access, timing, and backup planning

    • Prepare and collect signed release forms for every shoot

    • Maintain the production calendar and shared task tracker

    • Communicate with guests before and after shoots

    • Support the director on shoot day with whatever is needed

    WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

    • Production coordinator or associate producer credit on published episodes

    • Real experience managing a production from scheduling through wrap

    • Skills in stakeholder communication, logistics, and project management that transfer to any industry

    • Hands-on experience with the full lifecycle of a documentary episode

  • PERFECT FOR

    • Journalism, communications, history, urban studies, or public policy students with strong research and writing instincts. Ideal for someone who wants to shape the editorial direction of the series without being on set.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    • Research each upcoming guest: their institution, their role, recent news, and relevant context

    • Identify the most interesting and overlooked angles to pursue in each interview

    • Prepare a briefing document for the host ahead of each shoot

    • Draft 8–12 potential interview questions per guest

    • Identify the civic resource angle for each episode — the specific program or service to highlight

    • Help develop the guest pipeline: researching institutions and identifying specific individuals to reach out to

    WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

    • Story development credit on published episodes

    • Experience in documentary research and editorial development

    • Real journalism-adjacent skills: finding people, understanding institutions, building story angles

    • Fully remote, schedule-flexible work

  • PERFECT FOR

    • Journalism, English, communications, or public policy students who love writing and want their work to live somewhere permanent. You will watch each finished episode and transform it into a written piece — part feature article, part civic guide, part archive entry.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    • Watch or review each finished episode and write a companion article (600–1,000 words) covering: who the guest is, what they do, what was most surprising or compelling, and what civic resources viewers should know about

    • Work with the host to surface anything important the video did not fully capture

    • Write and assemble each episode's newsletter: short intro, article excerpt, episode link, civic resource spotlight, and one key quote

    • Maintain a consistent voice and style across all written content — you are building the written identity of the series

    • Write short archive summaries for each episode entry on the website

    • Optionally: write social captions for each episode's clip posts across platforms

    WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

    • Published byline on a real series with a real audience — your name on articles that live permanently on the site

    • Writing portfolio pieces that blend journalism, civic writing, and feature storytelling

    • Newsletter editing and production experience — a genuinely in-demand professional skill

    • Experience writing across formats: longform article, newsletter, archive summary, and social copy

    • Fully remote, schedule-flexible work

  • PERFECT FOR

    • Marketing, communications, or media studies students interested in content strategy, audience building, and social platform dynamics. You should have a genuine feel for what performs and why — not vanity metrics, but real engagement and growth.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    • Manage the publishing schedule across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook

    • Write platform-specific captions and copy for each post

    • Coordinate with the editor to receive short-form clips on schedule

    • Post consistently and monitor early engagement

    • Respond to comments and DMs in the series voice

    • Track what performs best and share insights with the team

    • Optionally: pitch content ideas for between-episode posts

    WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

    • Social media management credit for a real, growing series

    • Multi-platform content strategy experience

    • Audience analytics experience — real data, real decisions

    • A fully remote, asynchronous role that fits around any schedule

  • PERFECT FOR

    • Photography or visual arts students who want real set experience and published work. You will photograph in extraordinary locations — transit tunnels, conservation labs, urban parks, food banks, city archives.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    • Photograph the shoot location, interview setup, and behind-the-scenes moments

    • Capture portraits of each interview guest for use on the website and press materials

    • Deliver edited selects within one week of the shoot

    • Coordinate with the social media coordinator on image use

    WHAT YOU'LL GAIN

    • Photography credit on a published series

    • Access to remarkable locations most photographers never enter

    • Published work on the website, newsletter, and social platforms

    • A diverse, documentary-style portfolio spanning multiple Boston institutions

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