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.

Skills you'll gain: User Accounts, Account Management, Communication, Recruitment, Project Documentation, Project Scoping, Talent Acquisition, Entrepreneurship
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Logo Design, Style Guides, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Image Quality, Design Elements And Principles
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Business, Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Design, Systems Thinking, Professional Development, Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Change Management, Professional Networking, Self-Awareness
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Canva (Software), Animations, Creative Design, Video Editing, Content Creation, Video Production
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Sales Presentation, Overcoming Objections, Value Propositions, Presentations, Sales, Sales Process, Persuasive Communication, Influencing, Negotiation, Communication, Public Speaking, Interviewing Skills, Customer Insights, Rapport Building
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Minnesota
Skills you'll gain: Customer Acquisition Management, Target Market, Market Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, Go To Market Strategy, Persona Development, Value Propositions, Strategic Partnership, New Business Development, Product Management, Business Strategy, Business Modeling, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Requirements
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Interpersonal Communications, Constructive Feedback, Communication Strategies, Empathy, Diversity and Inclusion, Conflict Management, Diversity Awareness, Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Teamwork, Expectation Management, Collaboration, Performance Review, Relationship Building
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Experience Design, Artificial Intelligence, Design Thinking, UI/UX Research, Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), User Centered Design, Design Reviews, User Interface (UI), Design Research, User Interface (UI) Design, Wireframing, Prompt Patterns, Prototyping, Presentations, User Story, Professional Development, Storyboarding
Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Cybersecurity, Cyber Security Assessment, Incident Response, Firewall, Vulnerability Scanning, Network Protocols, Brute-force attacks, Vulnerability Assessments, Malware Protection, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Linux Commands
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: UI/UX Research, User Research, Design Thinking, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), Technical Communication, Miro AI, User Centered Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours
Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Business Ethics, Generative AI, Regulatory Requirements, Governance, Information Privacy, Social Studies, Data Security
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Innovation, AI Enablement, Artificial Intelligence, Initiative and Leadership, Business Transformation, Product Improvement, Digital Transformation, Governance, Technology Strategies, Market Opportunities, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Product Roadmaps, Public Policies, Automation, Policy Analysis, Market Analysis, Persona (User Experience), Market Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months