Arlington Community Media (ACMi) is excited to welcome our summer interns to the Arlington Community. ACMi strives to bring together community and collaboration, and our summer internship program is a way to connect with students from all around Massachusetts. This program gives students the chance to gain experience and learn about different types of media, from TV production to social media, and much more. While ACMi offers a multitude of opportunities for our interns, we encourage new ideas and want to help in way possible. Now, meet our summer of 2025 interns!
Attending Providence College as a rising senior, Maria Mantini is studying Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies. She enjoys directing live broadcasts, specifically an amazing opportunity to film a concert at the town hall. Her goal is to work in broadcast journalism, and with the resources and connections that ACMi provides, Maria can improve her reporting skills and learn the process of live broadcasting.
Michael Greene, a senior at Emerson College, is in Media Arts Production focusing on film and animation. Joining ACMi, Michael aims to participate in the creative process of content creation and pre- and post-production. During his time at ACMi so far, Michael has experienced the different elements and roles that are needed to pull a project together and has liked working with other interns and learning more about Arlington in the process.
A junior Media Arts Production student at Emerson College, Ahaan Gore, came to ACMi in hopes of working more with camera equipment and editing. Being able to jump into multi-cam operation, directing, and editing opportunities Ahaan has enjoyed his time at ACMi thus far. He expressed that ACMi has “…been great. The people who work [here] are very respectful and let us, as interns, take responsibility.”
Michael Chow is another junior from Emerson College studying film and aiming to work on his cinematography, editing, and audio design skills. Projects such as filming in the town hall and Arlington graduation ceremonies were exciting looks in to cinematography offered by ACMi. Michael is eager to learn in a productive and educational environment like ACMi in a lively town like Arlington.
International Relations and Film and Media Studies student, Sofia Daffin, is a junior at Tufts University. Sofia wants to further her experience in production, specifically directing, camerawork, and editing. Different shows in ACMi’s studio like Comedy Gold Secrets has given Sofia the chance to take control in directing, while also getting a good laugh. She also wants to improve her investigative journalism skills and fieldwork with ACMi. Sofia has had the chance to try new skills and meet people in the Arlington community working with ACMi.
Juliana Luong is a junior Public Relations and Strategic Communications student attending Hofstra University. She is looking to improve her writing skills and gain experience in social media and other forms of promotional communication while learning about TV production. Juliana has experienced editing footage, camera work, and filming bumper footage which allows her to be more creative and cinematic. Working with ACMi has taught her that there is more to the communications world through production and that there are a variety of impactful ways to communicate to the public other than writing.
Coming back for his second year at ACMi, Mohsin Syed is a junior studying filmmaking at Champlain College. This time around, Mohsin aims to participate more in filming town events and anchoring ACMi News projects. He has come back for the sense of community and structure that ACMi so easily builds within its staff, and so far this summer, Mohsin is eager to meet more ACMi interns and collaborate with everyone.