ROCKPORT — Down East magazine recently announced the addition of Abigail Hilt to its team in the position of digital marketing coordinator. Hilt will work with the digital director to execute digital strategies, including day-to-day online production, with a focus on growing emerging online verticals, and further building out of and engagement with the company's core online audience.

Hilt has been a marketing strategist at Dream Local Digital in Rockland for the last few years, working with a variety of clients to grow their online audiences and help businesses drive revenue and increase brand awareness. Prior to that, she attended the University of Maine, Orono, where she obtained a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in Art History. During college, Hilt spent a summer interning at Shanti Arts LLC in Brunswick, where she assisted in the publishing of their quarterlies.

Hilt, a Maine native, grew up in Warren.

"I am excited to work with a well-known Maine brand and its team of creative professionals," said Hilt. "I can't wait to start sharing the magic of Maine with people who dream of visiting, living, working, and retiring in the Pine Tree State."