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

(19,907 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

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

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
$50,000+
median U.S. salary for Social Media Marketing
¹
22,000+
U.S. job openings in Social Media Marketing
¹

Professional Certificate - 6 course series

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: Social Media Marketing
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Marketing
Category: Target Audience
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Facebook
Category: LinkedIn
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Customer experience strategy (CX)
Category: Instagram
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Policy Development
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Social Media
Social Media Management

Social Media Management

Course 217 hours

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: Calendar Management
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Content Creation
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Content Performance Analysis
Category: Social Media Management
Category: Brand Awareness
Category: Content Management
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Facebook
Category: Social Media Content
Category: Instagram
Category: Brand Strategy
Category: Storytelling

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: Advertising
Category: Instagram
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Paid media
Category: Copywriting
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Facebook
Category: Team Oriented
Category: Information Privacy
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Target Audience
Category: Marketing Materials
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Data Collection
Category: Brand Management
Category: Content Creation
Category: Social Media
Advertising with Meta

Advertising with Meta

Course 413 hours

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: Campaign Management
Category: Instagram
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Target Audience
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Budgeting
Category: Advertising
Category: Social Media
Category: Paid media
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Facebook
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Marketing Budgets
Category: Advertising Campaigns

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: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: A/B Testing
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Return On Investment
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Marketing
Category: Paid media
Category: Facebook
Category: Advertising
Category: Presentations
Category: Social Media Campaigns
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Communication
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Social Media

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: Communication
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Project Implementation
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Presentations
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Marketing
Category: Social Media Campaigns

Earn a career certificate

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Build toward a degree

When you complete this Professional Certificate, you may be able to have your learning recognized for credit if you are admitted and enroll in one of the following online degree programs.¹

 
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This Professional Certificate has ACE® recommendation. It is eligible for college credit at participating U.S. colleges and universities. Note: The decision to accept specific credit recommendations is up to each institution. 

Instructors

Anke Audenaert
Meta
41 Courses905,310 learners
Daniel Kob
Meta
12 Courses188,685 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.