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Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate
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Meta Social Media Marketing Professional Certificate

Launch your career as a Social Media Marketer. Build job-ready skills – and must-have AI skills – for an in-demand career. Earn a credential from Meta 5 months or less. No degree or prior experience required.

Anke Audenaert
Daniel Kob

Instructors: Anke Audenaert

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Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.8

(18,884 reviews)

Beginner level

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5 months
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Earn a career credential that demonstrates your expertise
4.8

(18,884 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

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

What you'll learn

  • Establish an online presence, build a following, and manage your social media accounts

  • Develop effective social media posts and create a strong social media brand presence

  • Create Facebook and Instagram ad campaigns in Meta Ads Manager that drive business results

  • Learn to evaluate and interpret the results of your social posts and advertising campaigns

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Prepare for a career in Social Media Marketing

  • Receive professional-level training from Meta
  • Demonstrate your proficiency in portfolio-ready projects
  • Earn an employer-recognized certificate from Meta
  • Qualify for in-demand job titles: Social Media Manager, Social Media Specialist, Social Media Coordinator
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$50,000+
median U.S. salary for Social Media Marketing
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22,000+
U.S. job openings in Social Media Marketing
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Professional Certificate - 6 course series

Introduction to Social Media Marketing

Course 118 hours4.8 (14,357 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Understand the landscape of traditional, digital and social media marketing

  • Understand the major social media platforms, how they function, and what role they play in marketing

  • Create SMART goals, identify KPIs, and define your target audience and their customer journey

  • Choose the right social media platforms and learn how to create social media policies

Skills you'll gain

Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Target Market
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Facebook
Category: Target Audience
Category: Marketing
Category: Social Media
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Social Media Management

Course 217 hours4.9 (5,379 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to establish and manage a social media presence

  • How to create a brand, tone, and voice for a social media presence

  • How to manage a content calendar for a social media presence

  • How to evaluate the performance of content on social media and how to iterate on that performance

Skills you'll gain

Category: Social Media Content
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Branding
Category: Marketing Management
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Facebook
Category: Business Management
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Instagram
Category: Marketing
Category: Brand Marketing
Category: Social Media
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Brand Management
Category: Marketing and Public Relations
Category: Social Media Management

Fundamentals of Social Media Advertising

Course 310 hours4.8 (2,396 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • How to evaluate on which platforms to run social media ad campaigns and what makes an ad effective

  • How to craft compelling and effective visuals and copy for social media ads

  • Build an ad directly from your Facebook business page and your Instagram business account

  • Write a creative brief and create a social media ad

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Advertising
Category: Promotions and Campaigns
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Social Media Management
Category: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Instagram
Category: Social Media
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Content Creation
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Copywriting
Category: Marketing and Public Relations
Category: Facebook

Advertising with Meta

Course 413 hours4.8 (2,558 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Structure campaigns in Meta Ads Manager

  • Build an ad that aligns with your marketing objectives and target it to your intended audience

  • Set a budget, placement, and schedule for your ads in Meta Ads Manager

Skills you'll gain

Category: Social Media
Category: Advertising
Category: Marketing Management
Category: Facebook
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Marketing and Public Relations
Category: Target Market
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Promotions and Campaigns
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing
Category: Target Audience

Measure and Optimize Social Media Marketing Campaigns

Course 510 hours4.9 (1,794 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Apply different techniques used to optimize marketing campaigns, such as attribution and marketing mix models

  • Implement an A/B test to optimize your campaign

  • Analyze dashboards and evaluate the ROI from your social media marketing efforts

Skills you'll gain

Category: Social Media
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Marketing and Public Relations
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Promotions and Campaigns
Category: Advertising
Category: Strategic Marketing
Category: A/B Testing
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Communication Planning
Category: Marketing
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategies

Meta Social Media Marketing Capstone

Course 66 hours4.7 (626 ratings)

What you'll learn

  • Present and communicate campaign results to a team

  • Become certified as a Meta Digital Marketing Associate

Skills you'll gain

Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing
Category: Advertising
Category: Social Media
Category: Promotions and Campaigns
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Advertising Campaigns

Instructors

Anke Audenaert
Meta
40 Courses772,440 learners
Daniel Kob
Meta
11 Courses162,747 learners

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¹Lightcast™ Job Postings Report, United States, 7/1/22-6/30/23. ²Based on program graduate survey responses, United States 2021.