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.

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Social Media Strategy, Search Engine Optimization, Content Marketing, Social Media, Web Analytics and SEO, Content Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Keyword Research, Search Engine Marketing, Target Audience, Brand Awareness, Influencing, Relationship Building
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Campaigns, AI Personalization, Social Media Marketing, Generative AI, Trend Analysis, Social Media, Canva (Software), Digital Media Strategy, Market Trend, Content Creation, Drive Engagement, ChatGPT, Prompt Engineering, Automation, Creativity, Content Strategy, Target Audience, Analytics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Strategy, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Strategic Communication, Paid media, Content Strategy, Digital Media Strategy, Earned Media, Owned Media, Brand Strategy, Content Performance Analysis, Content Creation, Shared Media, Customer Relationship Building, Customer Engagement, Target Audience, Brand Management, Aesthetics
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Photo/Video Production and Technology, Video Production, Content Creation, Social Media, User Accounts, Design, Creativity
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Video Editing, Social Media Content, Social Media, Instagram, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Facebook, Content Creation, Advertising, Animations, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, User Accounts
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Alex Genadinik
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Psychology, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Blogs, Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Marketing Effectiveness, Podcasting, Growth Strategies, Web Analytics and SEO, Social Media Content, Marketing Channel, Content Creation, Advertising Campaigns, Product Promotion, Digital Advertising, Marketing Automation, Case Studies, Professional Networking, Digital Marketing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Simplilearn
Skills you'll gain: Social Media Marketing, Social Media Management, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Brand Management, Campaign Management, Marketing, Instagram, Content Creation, Performance Analysis, Email Marketing, Marketing Analytics, Web Analytics, Digital Marketing, Marketing Psychology, Customer Relationship Management, UI/UX Strategy, Digital Advertising, Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Content Creation, Instagram, Branding, Digital Advertising, Advertising Campaigns, Facebook, Google Gemini, AI Product Strategy, Marketing Automation, ChatGPT
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Sales, Sales Strategy, Sales Training, Sales Enablement, Marketing Automation, Sales Management, Sales Pipelines, Selling Techniques, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Target Audience, Lead Generation, Social Media Campaigns, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Persona Development, Storytelling, Global Marketing, Trend Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, Benchmarking
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media, Instagram, Style Guides, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Facebook, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Digital Design, Technical Standard, Image Quality, Design Specifications, Brand Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Social Media Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Business Metrics, Performance Measurement, Content Development and Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Marketing Analytics, Social Media Management, Analytics, Social Media Marketing, Web Analytics, Social Media Campaigns, Scheduling, Social Media Strategy, Performance Analysis, Content Strategy, Descriptive Analytics, Trend Analysis, Content Creation, Process Optimization
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks