Social media marketing courses can help you learn content creation, audience engagement strategies, analytics interpretation, and campaign management. You can build skills in crafting compelling posts, optimizing ad spend, and measuring ROI on various platforms. Many courses introduce tools like Hootsuite for scheduling, Google Analytics for tracking performance, and Canva for designing eye-catching visuals, showing how these skills are applied in real campaigns.

Northwestern University
Skills you'll gain: Leadership, Corporate Communications, Strategic Communication, Storytelling, Business Leadership, Media Relations, Stakeholder Communications, Public Relations, Innovation, Crisis Management, Communication, Branding
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Drive Engagement, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Strategy, Growth Strategies, Marketing Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Keyword Research, Generative AI, Search Engine Optimization, Content Strategy, AI Workflows, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Event Marketing, Target Audience, Adobe Express, Marketing Materials, Promotional Materials, Goal Setting, Promotional Strategies, Community Outreach, Content Creation, Event Planning, Performance Measurement, Marketing Analytics, Copywriting, Visual Design, Marketing Channel, Graphic Design, Branding, Strategic Partnership
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Facebook, Online Advertising, Market Opportunities, Customer Insights, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Marketing, Data Validation
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Market Research, User Research, Performance Metric, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Strategy, Market Analysis
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Copenhagen Business School
Skills you'll gain: Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Psychology, Decision Making, Brand Management, Human Learning, Customer Insights, Market Research, Business Ethics, Marketing, Advertising, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Psychology, Data Collection
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

AI CERTs
Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Video Production, Media Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Editing, Videography, Image Analysis, Storytelling, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Real Time Data, AI Workflows, Image Quality, Editing, Deep Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Education Software and Technology, Mathematics Education, Simulations, Collaborative Software
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Target Audience, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Campaigns, Online Advertising, Social Media, Web Analytics
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Storytelling, Cultural Diversity, Social Justice, Intercultural Competence, Socioeconomics, Sociology, World History, Social Sciences, Land Management, Governance
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

The Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Performing Arts, Art History, Electronic Media, Aesthetics, Creativity, Design, Liberal Arts, Content Creation, Multimedia, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Social Justice
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months