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Social Media Marketing

Hybrid

About the Program

The Social Media Marketing diploma at CDI College—at Brampton, Mississauga, and Scarborough, plus online in Ontario—gives you hands-on training on major platforms backed by digital strategy and analytics, with a 120-hour practicum before you graduate.

What You'll Learn

  • Hands-on marketing across major social media platforms, emerging channels, and digital tools
  • Digital strategy and analytics—planning campaigns and proving their performance
  • Content creation, outreach, business writing, and the professional skill set of a marketing team
  • Real agency or marketing office experience through a 120-hour practicum placement

Career Opportunities

Roles: Social Media Marketer, Digital Marketing Coordinator, Content Specialist across GTA agencies, brands, and in-house marketing departments

Why it matters: The 120-hour practicum is a decisive differentiator—GTA marketing employers see dozens of diploma candidates and consistently hire the ones who arrive with documented agency experience behind them.

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