Nthabiseng Lephoi

Strategic Communication professional and master's candidate at the University of Johannesburg with 3 years experience coordinating campaigns, stakeholder engagement and social media content across education, church and corporate settings. Manage digital media platforms for church, build relationships with schools, NGOs and community partners and lead content planning and production for multi-platform initiatives.

Education Change Agent for Teaching and Learning at Department of Education, Free State (2025-08 – Present)

• Established and lead RADS (Radically Different), a peer education club of 69 learners, reducing exposure to social ills such as substance abuse, bullying, teenage pregnancy and gender-related risks through structured peer-influence programming
• Conduct learner needs assessments using risk and vulnerability data, identifying learners requiring psychosocial and academic support across the school community
• Build and manage relationships with educators, parents, NGOs and community organisations, widening access to psychosocial support services
• Establish new reporting and coordination processes, improving communication turnaround between educators, external partners and learner support structures

Head of Media at Christian Revival Church, Free State (2025-04 – Present)

• Led media production across AM and PM services with 97% attendance over 15 months (63 of 65 services), ensuring consistent live-streaming and recording continuity across all sessions
• Directed a five-station volunteer production team (lights, camera, sound, lyrics, announcements), delivering uninterrupted live-streamed services every week
• Grew the volunteer media team by 75% (from 8 to 14 members) over one year while cross-training 36% of the team into all-rounders capable of covering any of the five production stations
• Directed multi-platform media strategy across Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, producing all graphic and video content in-house to maintain consistent weekly audience engagement
• Coordinated content planning and cross-platform messaging for programmes and events, ensuring on-time delivery across all channels for every scheduled event in the past year

Administration Assistant at Christian Revival Church, Free State (2023-11 – 2025-07)

• Organised record-keeping systems through CH meetings, improving internal communication across departments
• Tracked attendance and membership engagement data in Excel to support leadership reporting
• Coordinated communication between ministries and volunteers via WhatsApp during programmes and events

Market Research Intern at Cosvaworks LLC (2023-09 – 2023-12)

• Researched consumer behaviour, competitor activity and market trends across the global cosmetics industry to inform campaign planning
• Organised and analysed research findings in Excel, enabling more targeted marketing decisions
• Coordinated a promotional email campaign with a four-person intern team, identifying target audiences and managing contact data in Excel

Brand Ambassador & Marketing Mentor at CampusKey Student Living (2022-10 – 2022-12)

• Executed campus activations and promotional campaigns that grew brand awareness among students through event invitations and giveaways by 80%
• Engaged prospective students in person and via digital platforms, building trust in the CampusKey brand offering

Master of Arts in Strategic Communication – University of Johannesburg

Bachelor of Arts Honours in Integrated Organisational Communication – University of South Africa

Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Organisational Communication – University of the Free State