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.

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Storyboarding, User Research, Information Architecture, User Experience Design, Design Thinking, Prototyping, Usability Testing, User Experience, Persona (User Experience), Wireframing, Design Research, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Interaction Design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Human Centered Design, Figma (Design Software), Usability, User Interface (UI) Design, User Centered Design, Artificial Intelligence
Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Canva (Software), Typography, Target Audience, Data Visualization, Infographics, Graphic and Visual Design, Communication, Strategic Communication, Timelines, Storytelling, Design, Layout Design
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Color Theory, Design, Photo Editing, Graphic Design, Creative Design, Typography, Layout Design, Content Creation, Social Media, Digital Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Feedback, Stakeholder Communications, Surveys, Stakeholder Management, Performance Metric, Data Presentation, Change Management, Business Transformation, Communication, Organizational Change, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Agile Project Management, Communication Strategies, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Data Analysis, Case Studies
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Leadership Development, Leadership, Performance Measurement, Team Leadership, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Strategic Leadership, Communication, Business Metrics, Team Motivation, Team Building, Growth Mindedness, Professional Development, Human Resource Strategy, Business, Decision Making
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Regulation and Legal Compliance, Data Ethics, Generative AI, Responsible AI, Data Governance, Microsoft 365, Sales Enablement, Marketing Automation, Customer experience improvement, Business Process Automation, Compliance Management, AI Security, Customer Service, Information Privacy, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Azure, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Critical Thinking
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Instagram, Canva (Software), Photo Editing, Social Media Content, Social Media Management, Social Media, Graphic and Visual Design, Branding, Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Robotic Process Automation, Customer experience improvement, ChatGPT, Data Science, Machine Learning Methods
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Prioritization, Business Priorities, Forecasting, Resource Allocation, Product Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Performance Metric, Data Analysis, Analytics, Estimation, Stakeholder Engagement, Benchmarking, Customer Acquisition Management, Project Estimation, Project Planning, Spreadsheet Software, Business Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Emergency Response, Corporate Communications, Contingency Planning, Public Affairs, Risk Management, Business Continuity Planning, Communication Strategies, Case Studies, Stakeholder Communications, Internal Communications, Communication, Media and Communications, Social Media
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Wesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Liberal Arts, Culture, European History, World History, Psychology, Political Sciences, Sociology, Social Sciences
Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Measure What Matters
Skills you'll gain: Smart Goals, Goal Setting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Leadership, Business Priorities, Organizational Strategy, Leadership and Management, Performance Management, Team Performance Management, Employee Performance Management, Prioritization, Recognizing Others, Performance Measurement, Planning, Business Strategy, Constructive Feedback, Communication
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks