AUBURN – Rinck Advertising of Auburn recently hired Kristel Wagner as public relations manager. She is responsible for public relations planning, media relations and public communications for agency clients.

Wagner comes to Rinck with 15 years’ experience in public relations and communications. For the past five years, she was employed in administration at Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute in Lewiston, while also maintaining ties to the public relations arena as a freelance writer. Prior to that, she served for 10 years as manager of public relations services at a Portland-based agency.

A member of the Maine Public Relations Council, Wagner holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from the University of Wyoming. She resides in Auburn.

Rinck Advertising is a full-service marketing, promotion and public relations firm offering management and creative services in brand building, logo and identity packages, Web strategy and development, and advertising campaigns. For more information, visit www.rinckadvertising.com or call 755-9470.