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Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate

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Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate

Grow Your Social Media Marketing Skillset.

Create compelling content, run AI-driven campaigns, and optimize social media performance.

Nina Ottaviano
Amber Villasenor
Rudi Hinds

Instructors: Nina Ottaviano

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at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply generative AI tools including ChatGPT to social media content creation, campaign strategy, copywriting, and prompt-driven design workflows.

  • Create platform-specific content for Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok including posts, Reels, videos, and carousels using professional tools.

  • Design branded social media visuals using Canva, apply brand kit guidelines, and produce AI-generated marketing videos using Pictory.AI.

  • Set up Facebook Ads campaigns, automate lead generation with ManyChat, schedule content, and analyze performance data to optimize social media ROI.

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Professional Certificate - 19 course series

GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists

GenAI for Social Media Marketing Specialists

Course 1, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify specific scenarios where GenAI can be applied in social media marketing.

  • Explore strategies to enhance clarity and comprehensibility in AI applications.

  • Exploring actual instances where social media marketing specialists utilize GenAI to boost productivity and stimulate innovation.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Content Creation
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Innovation
Category: Generative AI
Category: Drive Engagement
Category: Social Media
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Instagram
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Content Development and Management
Social Listening

Social Listening

Course 2, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Describe the role of social listening in customer engagement

  • List various social listening tools and their uses

  • Develop effective social listening strategies

  • Apply social listening strategies to real-world scenarios

Skills you'll gain

Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Social Media Analytics
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Business
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Market Trend
Category: Strategic Decision-Making
Category: Brand Management
Category: Analytical Skills
Category: Social Media
Category: Strategic Thinking
Category: Web Presence
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Digital Marketing Tools
Category: Customer Insights
Measure and Monitor Brand Presence Online

Measure and Monitor Brand Presence Online

Course 3, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Brand measurement needs both quantitative metrics and qualitative insights (sentiment, perception) for complete health.

  • Social media monitoring means systematic data capture: proper search parameters, filtering relevant mentions, organizing into trackable formats.

  • Brand presence tracking requires consistent methodology and structured documentation that enables ongoing analysis and trend identification.

  • Brand monitoring improves when measurement frameworks combine real-time social media capture with periodic qualitative assessment methods.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Market Research
Category: Social Media
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Brand Awareness
Category: Branding
Category: Brand Management
Category: Customer Relationship Management
Category: Continuous Monitoring
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Social Media Analytics
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Lead Generation
Category: Conversion Funnel Analysis
Category: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software
Category: Data-Driven Marketing
Category: Marketing Automation
Category: Sales Pipelines
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Data Capture
Brand Management: Strategies for a Strong Brand

Brand Management: Strategies for a Strong Brand

Course 4, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Understand main advanced brand management strategies, including brand positioning, brand architecture, and brand extensions

  • Brand equity, data tools, sentiment analysis, and valuation models guide strategic decisions in marketing.

  • Build a Brand Value Statement with input from customers, departments, and diverse feedback sources to align with brand purpose and customer needs.

  • Increase awareness on the concept of Brand Governance, and how methods and frameworks can be used to create logical applications and uses of a brand.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Brand Management
Category: Brand Strategy
Category: Storytelling
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Innovation
Category: Growth Strategies
Category: Branding
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Communication
Category: Sustainable Business
Category: Stakeholder Engagement
Category: Governance

What you'll learn

  • Master research techniques with ChatGPT to speed up audience insight gathering process and product USP generation

  • Develop compelling headlines and body copy using iterative refinement techniques

  • Optimize the AI-generated copy to ensure authenticity, making it resonate with human readers while effectively bypassing AI detection tools

Skills you'll gain

Category: Target Audience
Category: Copywriting
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Editing
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Writing and Editing
Category: User Research
Category: Product Knowledge
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: AI Integrations
Category: Value Propositions
Use Social Tools

Use Social Tools

Course 6, 1 hour

What you'll learn

  • Use social media tools to schedule content, engage customers with templates, and explain their strategic value for a consistent brand presence.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Social Media Management
Category: Content Scheduling
Category: Social Impact
Category: Customer Communications Management
Category: Social Skills
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Brand Strategy
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Branding
Category: Social Network Analysis
Category: Operational Efficiency
Category: Digital Marketing Tools
Category: Calendar Management
Category: Social Media
Category: Case Studies
Category: Strategic Communication
Use Canva to Create Social Media Marketing Designs

Use Canva to Create Social Media Marketing Designs

Course 7, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Use features in Canva

  • Use design tools to create a social media graphic

  • Prepare a graphic for publishing

Skills you'll gain

Category: Social Media
Category: Canva (Software)
Category: Graphic Design
Category: Content Creation
Category: Color Matching
Category: Marketing
Category: Marketing Design
Category: Style Guides
Category: Branding
Category: Design Elements And Principles
Category: Dashboard
Category: Design Software
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Graphic and Visual Design
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: Social Media Content
Design Engaging Social Media Visuals Fast

Design Engaging Social Media Visuals Fast

Course 8, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Platform-specific image dimensions are critical for professional content presentation and avoiding cropping issues that damage brand perception.

  • Brand guideline consistency across social platforms builds recognition and trust, making adherence to color, font, and logo standards essential.

  • Design tool proficiency with templates and export settings streamlines content creation workflows and ensures repeatable quality.

  • Technical specifications and creative application work together –both dimensions and design principles creates professional social media contents.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Branding
Category: Graphic Design
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Canva (Software)
Category: Instagram
Category: Design Specifications
Category: Graphic and Visual Design
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Graphic and Visual Design Software
Category: Facebook
Category: Style Guides
Category: Technical Standard
Category: Social Media
Category: Image Quality
Category: Content Optimization
Category: Creative Design
Category: Digital Design

What you'll learn

  • Use Features in Canva

  • Create Six Social Media Visuals

  • Prepare these visuals for publishing

Skills you'll gain

Category: Content Creation
Category: Social Media
Category: Dashboard
Category: Brand Management
Category: Instagram
Category: Graphic Design
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: Facebook
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Digital Marketing
Facebook Content Creation Essentials

Facebook Content Creation Essentials

Course 10, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Create engaging content for Facebook with ease

Skills you'll gain

Category: Visual Storytelling
Category: Video Production
Category: Content Creation
Category: Photo Editing
Category: Graphic and Visual Design
Category: Social Media
Category: Writing
Category: AI powered creativity
Category: Facebook
Category: Storytelling
Category: Video Editing
Category: Design Elements And Principles
Category: Videography
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Copywriting
Category: Photo/Video Production and Technology
Category: Drive Engagement
Category: Editing
Category: Graphic Design
Category: Social Media Content
Instagram Content Creation Essentials

Instagram Content Creation Essentials

Course 11, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learn the art of creating compelling Instagram content

Skills you'll gain

Category: Content Creation
Category: Video Production
Category: Graphic and Visual Design
Category: Instagram
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Photography
Category: Writing
Category: Design Elements And Principles
Category: Photo Editing
Category: Media Production
Category: Photo/Video Production and Technology
Category: Copywriting
Category: Video Editing
Category: Writing and Editing
Category: Visual Storytelling
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Social Media
Category: Storytelling
TikTok Content Creation Essentials

TikTok Content Creation Essentials

Course 12, 3 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learn the basics of creating viral TikTok content.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Video Production
Category: TikTok
Category: Storytelling
Category: Scripting
Category: Content Creation
Category: Video Editing
Category: Visual Storytelling
Category: Post-Production
Category: Videography
Category: Editing
Category: Photo/Video Production and Technology
Marketing with Pictory.AI: Create and Edit Videos

Marketing with Pictory.AI: Create and Edit Videos

Course 13, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Create engaging videos from Texts

  • Create interactive videos from visuals

  • Brand videos with customized features

Skills you'll gain

Category: Branding
Category: Video Editing
Category: Video Production
Category: Generative AI
Category: Editing
Category: Marketing Design
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: Marketing
Category: Content Creation
Category: Multimedia
Category: Photo/Video Production and Technology
Category: Storytelling
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Artificial Intelligence
How to Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign

How to Set Up a Facebook Ads Campaign

Course 14, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Learn how to create a Business Manager account that will allow you to have full control of your presence on Facebook

  • Learn how to make and run ads on Facebook according to a clear objective following the Business objective of your company

Skills you'll gain

Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Budgeting
Category: Advertising
Category: Cost Management
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Meta Ads Manager
Category: Facebook
Category: Social Media
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Target Audience
Category: Paid media
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Campaign Management
Social Media Campaigns with AI: From Strategy to Design

Social Media Campaigns with AI: From Strategy to Design

Course 15, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Design effective ChatGPT prompts for the development of a social media campaign strategy.

  • Combine AI-powered tools within Canva Magic Studio and human creativity to design branded and accessible social media content.

  • Develop a social media campaign pack by exporting social media content in formats suitable for platform distribution.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Brand Management
Category: Content Creation
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Campaign Planning
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Design Elements And Principles
Category: Digital Content
Category: Data Import/Export
Category: ChatGPT
Category: Prompt Engineering
Category: Instagram
Category: Canva (Software)
Category: AI powered creativity
Category: Branding
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Social Media

What you'll learn

  • Define triggers that look for new Instagram post engagement to begin automated interactions.

  • Implement user email collection through Google Sheets integration.

  • Develop an automated lead magnet delivery system in Make.com for newly added emails.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Make.com
Category: Lead Generation
Category: Google Sheets
Category: Email Automation
Category: Email Marketing
Category: Gmail
Category: Social Media
Category: Marketing Automation
Category: Digital Marketing Tools
Category: Instagram
Social Media: Schedule and Respond Like a Pro

Social Media: Schedule and Respond Like a Pro

Course 17, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Systematic tool selection &workflow design are foundational to professional social media management, enabling consistent brand presence efficiently.

  • Standardized response frameworks ensure brand consistency &compliance while enabling faster customer service resolution across social touchpoints.

  • Effective social media operations require integration between scheduling platforms and CRM systems for comprehensive tracking and accountability.

  • Professional social media management transforms from reactive posting to proactive strategic communication through tool utilization &processes.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Brand Management
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Customer Communications Management
Category: Content Scheduling
Category: Digital Marketing Tools
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Web Presence
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Digital Communications
Category: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software
Social Media Data Analytics

Social Media Data Analytics

Course 18, 4 hours

What you'll learn

Skills you'll gain

Category: Case Studies
Category: Predictive Modeling
Category: Predictive Analytics
Category: Social Media Analytics
Category: Advanced Analytics
Category: Business Intelligence
Category: Dashboard Creation
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Data Presentation
Optimize Social Media with Data-Driven Insights

Optimize Social Media with Data-Driven Insights

Course 19, 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Strategic content scheduling with proper asset management and tracking codes creates a foundation for measurable social media success.

  • Performance analysis reviews engagement, reach, and content results to uncover optimization opportunities and improve outcomes.

  • Data-driven decision making in social media involves correlating content attributes with audience engagement to inform future content strategies.

  • Consistent measurement and optimization cycles enable continuous improvement of social media ROI and audience growth.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Social Media Analytics
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Scheduling
Category: Calendar Management
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Content Development and Management
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Analytics
Category: Social Media
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Descriptive Analytics
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Content Scheduling

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Instructors

Nina Ottaviano
28 Courses30,290 learners
Amber Villasenor
14 Courses5,407 learners
Rudi Hinds
41 Courses94,399 learners

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