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Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron

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Community Manager at UNSW Founders 10x

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

About

Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron is a marketing and communications specialist with over 10 years of experience in global brands and higher education. As Community Manager at UNSW Founders, she leads digital content strategy and community engagement while coordinating entrepreneurship programs that support early-stage founders, including initiatives such as the Hult Prize 2025 and programs supporting 200+ emerging founders. Her background includes product campaign leadership in Mexico's beauty industry and innovation work in higher education.

Experience

  1. UNSW FoundersCommunity Managercurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  2. UNSW FoundersProgram Coordinator2024 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. UNSW FoundersCommunications and Engagement Officer2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  4. The Community CollectiveCommunity Cohort #8current2026 — presentSydney, NSW
  5. Australian Red CrossMarketing Intern- Student Placement2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  6. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Marketing Coordinator2020Mexico City, Mexico
  7. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.Trade Marketing and Education Coordinator2018 — 2020Mexico City, Mexico
  8. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.National Field Trainer for Jo Malone London2015 — 2018Mexico City, Mexico
  9. The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.PR Concierge2013 — 2015Mexico City, Mexico

Education

  1. Macquarie Business SchoolMaster of Marketing2022 — 2024
  2. Macquarie UniversityMaster of Media and Communication2022 — 2024
  3. Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de MéxicoBachellor of Communication and Media Studies specialised in Marketing and Advertising2011 — 2015

Skills & more

Community DevelopmentCommunity EngagementPress Release Writing1Networking2Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Digital Marketing1Public RelationsMarket ResearchMedia PlanningMarket Trend AnalysisTeamworkPublic Speaking1
+12 moreTeam LeadershipMedia Coordination and RelationsSales Training and CoachingRecruitment and OnboardingTranslation (English to Spanish)Trade Marketing StrategyTraining Workshop FacilitationTeam Leadership and DevelopmentCreative Concept DevelopmentMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelProduct Launch Strategies

Languages English · French · Spanish

  • The Authentic Communicator: Activating Presence — AGSM @ UNSW Business School
  • Learn to Lead with UNSW 2025: Strategic Thinking for Impactful Leadership — UNSW
  • Hootsuite Platform Certification — Hootsuite
  • Social Media Marketing Certification — Hootsuite
  • Strategic Thinking — LinkedIn
  • How to Use LinkedIn Learning — LinkedIn
  • Creativity Bootcamp — LinkedIn

From Mariana's professional profile.

Colleagues at UNSW Founders 10x

Celine Olarte
Program Coordinator at UNSW Founders 10x
Cydonie Greenway
Program Manager (Health 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
David Burt
Director of Entrepreneurship at UNSW Founders 10x
Dina Titkova
Senior Manager (Startup Programs & Partnerships) at UNSW Founders 10x
Eleni Assargiotis
Program Manager (Climate 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x
Georgia Lyons
Program Manager (Peter Farrell Cup) at UNSW Founders 10x
Hamish McFarlane
Makerspace Coordinator (MCIC) at UNSW Founders 10x
Joseph Po
Program Manager (Health 10x) at UNSW Founders 10x

Frequently asked questions

Where does Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron work?
Mariana Luis-Castillo Patron is Community Manager at UNSW Founders 10x.

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Also attended Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad de México46

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Shared employers

Also worked at UNSW Founders17

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Also worked at The Community Collective1

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Also worked at The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.29

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