Establish Presence Content Creation Scheduling AI Tools Platform Deep Dives Advertising Evaluate Efforts Capstone
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SOCIAL MEDIA
MANAGEMENT.

A working social media manager's curriculum — brand research, content, scheduling, AI workflows, paid social and reporting — across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

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Taught by Mudassir Ali
CERTIFIED SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETER & MEDIA BUYER
08
Modules
10–12
Weeks
65hrs
Total effort
05
Platforms

The Curriculum, Laid Out Like a Content Calendar

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Course Overview

Built on Meta's own curriculum — extended for the whole job.

  • 01 Conduct brand and competitor research, and build an identity using the EPIC framework.
  • 02 Set up and optimize business profiles on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
  • 03 Run a full social media audit and turn findings into an action plan.
  • 04 Produce platform-native content — posts, Reels, Shorts, carousels and Pins.
  • 05 Build content calendars and schedule with Buffer and native platform tools.
  • 06 Use Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and ChatGPT inside a real SMM workflow.
  • 07 Understand paid social basics across Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
  • 08 Report on performance and iterate a strategy using real data.

Publishing & Business Tools

Meta Business Suite TikTok Business Center Pinterest Manager LinkedIn Campaign Manager Buffer

AI & Research Tools

Claude & Claude Cowork Gemini Perplexity ChatGPT
The Modules

Eight modules. One complete manager.

Each module runs the same way a real content calendar does — research and plan, create, schedule, then measure.

01

Establish Your Presence & Brand Research

Set up a professional presence everywhere your audience is — grounded in real research, not guesswork.

1.5 weeks · ~10 hrs Perplexity + Gemini
Topics
  • Social media management as a career; manager vs. media buyer roles
  • The platform landscape: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Pinterest, X, YouTube
  • Setting up business profiles across all five core platforms
  • Brand and competitor research, using Perplexity and Gemini for speed
  • Building a brand with the EPIC framework — Existence, Purpose, Identity, Connection
  • Profile & page optimization: bios, imagery, links, pinned content
  • Running a full social media audit against 2–3 competitors
Deliverables
  • Practice quiz — establishing your presence
  • Live setup: FB Page, IG Business, TikTok Business Center, LinkedIn Page, Pinterest Business
  • Brand research brief
  • EPIC brand framework document
  • Graded: full social media audit report
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02

Social Media Content Creation

Learn the anatomy of a high-performing post, then produce native content for every channel.

1.5 weeks · ~9 hrs Canva
Topics
  • Anatomy of content: hook, message, visual, caption, CTA, hashtags
  • Anatomy of a Facebook post, IG post/Reel/Story, TikTok video, LinkedIn post, Pin
  • The role of text, image and video; writing captions that convert
  • Content pillars and content-mix planning
  • Creating basic posts across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn and Pinterest
  • Reels, Stories, TikTok videos, LinkedIn carousels/documents and Pins
  • Telling brand stories through text, image and video
Deliverables
  • Practice quiz — content building blocks
  • One post built per platform, same campaign
  • Dialogue activity — telling brand stories
  • Graded quiz — social media content
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03

Content Management & Scheduling

Move from single posts to a managed operation — calendars, repurposing and community management.

1.5 weeks · ~10 hrs Buffer
Topics
  • Building and using a content calendar; planning a 3-month cross-platform calendar
  • Repurposing content across formats and platforms
  • Auditing existing content for quality, consistency and gaps
  • Scheduling with Buffer: queues, tagging, approval workflows
  • Scheduling with native tools — Meta Business Suite, TikTok Business Center, Pinterest Manager, LinkedIn scheduler
  • Growing a following; interacting and moderating comments and DMs
  • Page and account roles & permissions across platforms
Deliverables
  • Practice quiz — managing your content calendar
  • Dialogue — repurposing content for maximum impact
  • 3-month, multi-platform content calendar
  • Buffer workspace with one live scheduled week
  • Graded quiz — content management
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04

AI Tools for Social Media Management

Fold AI assistants into the daily workflow — research, drafting and reporting — without losing brand voice.

1 week · ~7 hrs Claude Cowork
Topics
  • Where AI fits: research, ideation, drafting, editing, reporting
  • Claude & Claude Cowork — multi-step campaign workflows, on-brand copy at scale
  • Gemini — trend-spotting and quick research summaries
  • Perplexity — real-time competitor and market research, with sources
  • ChatGPT — caption writing, hooks and brainstorming
  • Prompting for on-brand, platform-specific output
  • Human review — fact-checking AI content before it ever publishes
Deliverables
  • Research brief built with Perplexity + Gemini
  • Two-week content plan generated with Claude / Cowork
  • 10 caption/hook variations via ChatGPT, top 3 selected
  • Graded quiz — AI tools for SMM
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05

Platform Deep Dives

Beyond the basics — the business tools, content features and native insights on every platform.

2 weeks · ~13 hrs
Topics
  • Meta — Business Suite inbox, planner and ad center; Page roles; Facebook & Instagram Insights
  • TikTok — Business Center structure; Creative Center, trends and sounds; TikTok analytics
  • Pinterest — Business account setup, website claiming, boards and Idea Pins; Pinterest Manager; Pinterest Analytics
  • LinkedIn — Company Page setup; posts, articles, carousels and newsletters; admin roles and Campaign Manager overview
Deliverables
  • Platform setup checklist — TikTok BC, Pinterest Manager, LinkedIn Page
  • Practice quiz — platform deep dives
  • Graded: platform comparison report
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06

Social Media Advertising Fundamentals

Bridge organic management with media buying — the fundamentals across every ad platform.

1.5 weeks · ~9 hrs
Topics
  • Organic vs. paid social — when to promote content
  • Meta Ads Manager basics: campaign structure, objectives, Advantage+
  • TikTok Ads Manager basics: structure and creative specs
  • LinkedIn Campaign Manager basics for B2B targeting
  • Pinterest Ads basics: promoted Pins and shopping ads
  • Audience targeting, lookalikes and retargeting concepts
  • Budgeting, bidding and reading a campaign dashboard
Deliverables
  • Mock ad campaign structure — objective, audience, budget, creative brief
  • Practice quiz — advertising fundamentals
  • Graded quiz — social advertising
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07

Evaluate Your Efforts — Analytics & Reporting

Measure what matters, read native analytics everywhere, and turn data into decisions.

1.5 weeks · ~10 hrs
Topics
  • Measure what matters — choosing KPIs tied to real business goals
  • Meta Business Suite reporting; Facebook & Instagram Insights
  • TikTok Analytics and Pinterest Analytics overviews
  • LinkedIn Page and post analytics
  • Buffer Analytics for cross-platform reporting
  • Iterating your content calendar from performance data
  • Building a simple, client-ready report
Deliverables
  • Practice quiz — evaluate data for your posts
  • Activity — practice evaluating your efforts
  • One-page cross-platform performance report
  • Graded quiz — evaluate your efforts
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Module 08 · Final

The Capstone Project

Everything from Modules 1–7, applied to one real (or simulated) brand — the same deliverables you'd hand a client in your first week on the job.

  • Brand & competitor research brief, AI-assisted
  • EPIC brand framework and full presence audit
  • One-month calendar, scheduled live in Buffer
  • Matched content set across all five platforms
  • Basic paid-social plan for one platform
  • Final performance report with recommendations
ITians Company · Certificate of Completion

Social Media Management & Marketing

This certifies that the bearer has completed all eight modules, graded assessments and the capstone project.

Learner Name
Awarded on completion
Mudassir Ali
CERTIFIED SMM &
MEDIA BUYER
ITIANS COMPANY, DEPALPUR