Latinx in Publishing (LxP): What do you do?
Edward Quiceno (EQ): I am part of the Scholastic Trade Marketing Team as the Assistant Marketing Manager for Klutz, a brand of craft kits.
LxP: How did you get started?
EQ: After I graduated with my bachelor’s I was struggling to find a job and with the help of my fraternity Lambda Upsilon Lambda, I was able to find out about this position and connect with someone from the Klutz team.
LxP: What do you wish you knew before getting into the industry?
EQ: I wish I understood money and finances better. While the work can be rewarding, the pay isn’t great and as the first person in my family with a Bachelors it was difficult to get on my feet.
LxP: What book are you currently working on or reading?
EQ: I’m currently reading all about love; new visions by bell hooks. I’m actually re-reading for the second time, I’m In a transitional place in my life and just gravitated toward this book.
My name is Edward Quiceno and I am a queer artist, marketer and branding professional. I was born in Fusagasugá, Colombia and came to the United States when I was 8 years old. Ever since I’ve been in New Jersey, where I earned my Bachelor’s degree in Women’s & Gender Studies and Visual Arts from Rutgers University in New Brunswick. I recently graduated with a Masters in Branding from the School of Visual Arts, looking to use the power of branding to interrogate social systems, reclaim my narrative, and uplift marginalized communities.
