Down East Enterprise is headquartered in a summer “cottage” called Roxmont, located on Route 1 in Rockport, Maine. From the heart of midcoast Maine, we publish Down East and Shooting Sportsman magazines and operate the magazines’ respective websites, along with Down East Adventures and the Down East Shop. For general inquiries about employment opportunities, please send an email to our Human Resources Department.
Interested in contributing to the magazine? Please read our submission guidelines.
Current Openings
Project Coordinator
Down East magazine is seeking a project coordinator. While this is an entry-level position, the successful candidate will fulfill an integral role at Down East, helping to produce the magazine of Maine every month and to support our growing online retail business: shop.downeast.com.
The project coordinator will work with the sales department in a customer service-type role to manage our marketing partners’ expectations and to fulfill our contracts. Additional responsibilities will include support for the retail division of Down East. This will require working on the backend of Shopify, processing orders, managing inventory, and providing marketing support. This position requires working across all departments, including design, editorial, digital, sales, retail, and accounting.
This is an hourly position with the expectation of a 40-hour workweek. Vacations and holidays are paid.
For a full job description, please email Lawrence Hollins at [email protected].
There are no current openings.
About Down East
Down East Enterprise, Inc. is a multimedia company based in Rockport, Maine. The company’s flagship publication, Down East: The Magazine of Maine is the largest paid circulation magazine dedicated to the Pine Tree State, an identity magazine for Mainers and for anyone whose heart and soul are fed by our state and state of mind. Since 1954, our mission has been simple: to hold a mirror up to Maine, showcasing its landscapes and traditions, its droll and flinty character, and its unhurried way of life, as well as to confront its complexities intelligently and with heart. Our readers and online communities come to us to learn about out-of-the-way lobster shacks, Maine-made gift ideas, and new places to visit and explore, but also for insight into the personalities and issues shaping our state. Simply put — as generations of readers can attest — people who love Maine love Down East.