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MCU Social - "Side Hustle"

IDEA

Turn the streets of New York into MCU’s source of financial wisdom. By putting the mic in front of real New Yorkers and letting them share how they earn, spend, save, and stretch their money, MCU becomes the platform that collects and amplifies the city’s money knowledge.

Turn the streets of New York into MCU’s source of financial wisdom. By putting the mic in front of real New Yorkers and letting them share how they earn, spend, save, and stretch their money, MCU becomes the platform that collects and amplifies the city’s money knowledge.

INSIGHT

New Yorkers have learned how to make their money work in one of the most expensive cities in America. That financial knowledge doesn’t come from institutions—it comes from living here, and it’s shared through the tips, tradeoffs, and workarounds New Yorkers pass between each other.

New Yorkers have learned how to make their money work in one of the most expensive cities in America. That financial knowledge doesn’t come from institutions—it comes from living here, and it’s shared through the tips, tradeoffs, and workarounds New Yorkers pass between each other.

PRODUCTION OVERVIEW

DELIVERABLES

30 Videos

BUDGET

40-50k

TIMELINE

10 weeks (rolling launch)

CHALLENGE

Rebuild a street-interview production after an initial shoot failed to capture the authenticity the campaign needed. Working within a lean budget and compressed timeline, the challenge was to source the right local talent and crew, coordinate high-traffic NYC locations, navigate permits and weather contingencies, and design an efficient capture approach capable of generating months of content in just two shoot days.

OUTCOMES

Captured 50 street interviews across two shoot days in New York City, resulting in 30 edited social videos for Instagram and Facebook. The production established a repeatable content format designed to support a 10-week rolling launch and a publishing cadence of four posts per week.

CLIENT

Municipal Credit Union

AGENCY / PRODUCTION HOUSE

DNA&STONE

INDUSTRY

Financial Institution

EXECUTION

Social

YEAR

2025

AWARDS

None

CREDITS

CREDITS

Director / Strategist - Rob Scherzer
Assistant Director / Social Strategist - Lily Wong
Interviewer - Thalia Romina
Producer - Kenny Carpenter
Line Producer - Glo Cody
PAs - Joe Unda, Nyasia Sylvester
Editor - Kyle Ilenda

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