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This comprehensive specialization equips marketers, content creators, and small business owners with the skills to produce professional-quality visual content using modern design tools and generative AI. Across eleven courses and guided projects, learners progress from foundational design principles in Canva to advanced AI-powered workflows using ChatGPT, Canva Magic Studio, Make.com, and other cutting-edge tools. You'll create videos, social media campaigns, promotional materials, and automated content systems while learning to integrate AI for enhanced creativity and efficiency. By completing this specialization, you'll be able to plan, design, and deliver cohesive multi-platform marketing content that drives engagement—combining technical execution, brand consistency, and innovative AI-assisted techniques to stand out in today's competitive digital landscape.
Syllabus
- Course 1: Content Creation With Generative AI
- Course 2: Video Content Creation in Canva
- Course 3: Canva Design Fundamentals
- Course 4: Social Media Content Creation with Canva
- Course 5: AI-Powered Design with Canva Magic Studio
- Course 6: Leveraging AI for Enhanced Content Creation
- Course 7: Create social media content with Prezi
- Course 8: Create website videos with Canva
- Course 9: AI Content with Make.com: Automate Instagram Reel Scripts
- Course 10: Creating Social Media Posts with GenAI: Mastering ChatGPT
Courses
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At the end of this project, you will have all the basic skills to create videos for your website using Canva, an online tool for creating and editing Marketing visuals. You will use the various design tools, colors and graphics offered by Canva. This project is intended for intermediaries, small business owners and startups who have little to no knowledge of graphic design. It is ideal to create professional videos for websites using various video templates offered by Canva.
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This project will allow you to discover Prezi, an online platform for designing presentations and marketing content of all kinds. You will discover the features of Prezi and will be able to create content for your social networks quickly and easily. This project is for people who would like to learn how to use Prezi to create social media digital marketing content to boost sales and brand awareness.
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This course provides a foundation to assess, and apply, a series of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Google Bard, Midjourney, Runway, and Eleven Labs. This learning opportunity offers a hands-on experience through ideating, creating, and finalizing a mock advertising campaign using the combined strengths of these AI tools. Content creators, marketing professionals, business strategists, and anyone interested in leveraging the combined power of leading Generative AI tools for innovative content solutions. Basic understanding of AI concepts and a passion for innovative content creation techniques. By the end of the course, Learners will be aware of, and leverage the capabilities of leading Generative AI tools, as demonstrated in creating a holistic advertising campaign, showcasing the seamless integration and enhanced capabilities of these tools in content creation.
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In this 2-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to create an automated system for generating Instagram Reel scripts using Make.com and AI tools like ChatGPT. By the end of this course, you will have mastered the basics of setting up RSS feeds, processing content, and integrating AI for content enhancement. To achieve this, you will develop an automated workflow that retrieves content from RSS feeds, processes it through AI analysis, and stores the generated scripts in Airtable and Google Docs. This project will walk you through practical steps to streamline your content creation process, making it faster and more efficient. This project is ideal for social media managers, digital marketers, and content creators who want to leverage automation to boost productivity and creativity. No prior experience with Make.com or AI tools is required, making this course accessible to anyone interested in enhancing their social media content strategy.
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Increasingly, marketers are integrating AI into their marketing operations, enhancing efficiency, creativity, and innovation—don’t get left behind! Unlock the potential of generative AI with this dynamic course designed to help you integrate AI and transform the impact of your content marketing. Dive into the world of content marketing, exploring the latest generative AI technologies that revolutionize copywriting and image generation. Learn best practices and discover how to seamlessly integrate tools like ChatGPT and Canva into your marketing operations, ensuring your content stands out in a crowded marketplace. Tailored for marketing and communications professionals, this course empowers you to harness AI to streamline your content creation process, boosting both efficiency and creative impact. By completing this course, you’ll master the use of generative AI tools, crafting compelling marketing content that drives engagement and keeps you ahead of the competition. In just two hours, you will learn to: - Select suitable generative AI tools for targeted and impactful copywriting and visual assets - Create marketing content by applying GenAI best practices to enhance creativity and innovation As the landscape of modern marketing evolves, stay at the forefront by leveraging state-of-the-art AI technology to expand your creative capabilities. You'll also gain insights into ethical considerations and best practices for AI-generated content, ensuring your marketing efforts are both impactful and responsible. To thrive in this course, a foundational understanding of marketing principles is essential. Familiarity with generative AI is beneficial but not required—if you’ve heard of tools like ChatGPT, you’re already on the right track. Requirements: - Canva Pro: a paid plan (Canva offers a 30-day free trial) - ChatGPT: a free GPT-3.5 or paid Plus plan
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Are you ready to elevate your social media game using the latest in generative AI? In today’s fast-paced digital world, creating engaging content that resonates with your audience is key to standing out. This Guided Project is designed to help social media managers, marketers, and content creators like you harness the power of AI to craft a compelling week-long social media campaign. In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to generate targeted social media content tailored to specific audience segments, design visually appealing social media posts using cutting-edge AI tools, and analyze and refine your content strategy based on real-time engagement metrics. To achieve these goals, you will create a comprehensive social media content calendar for a Gen Z-focused live event business, working through a scenario that mirrors the challenges faced by modern digital marketers. This project is unique because it not only teaches you how to create content but also how to strategically optimize it for maximum impact. To succeed in this project, you should have a basic understanding of social media platforms and a curiosity about AI-driven content creation.
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AI-Powered Design with Canva Magic Studio is a hands-on course that equips learners with the skills to leverage Canva’s AI-driven Magic tools for faster, smarter, and more creative design workflows. Across three modules, participants will explore how AI enhances—not replaces—the design process, learning to strategically apply tools like Magic Resize, Magic Background, Magic Eraser, Magic Design, Magic Write, and Magic Media. The course emphasizes effective prompt engineering, iterative refinement, and the integration of human creativity with AI-generated outputs. Through guided readings, screencasts, and applied activities, learners will practice generating professional-quality text, imagery, and design concepts while documenting their workflows for transparency and efficiency. By the end of the course, participants will have created a multi-format marketing campaign that demonstrates how AI can streamline production, unlock new creative directions, and deliver polished results for professional contexts.
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The Canva Design Fundamentals course provides a hands-on introduction to creating professional designs using Canva’s core features. Learners start by navigating Canva’s intuitive dashboard, setting up projects, and organizing their workspace for efficient workflows. They then explore how to add and manipulate text, images, and graphic elements, applying layout principles and alignment tools to create balanced, polished compositions. Building on these skills, the course introduces essential visual design principles—contrast, repetition, alignment, proximity, and hierarchy—to guide attention and improve readability across multi-page layouts. Through practical activities, learners design a complete event program, including a structured project setup, an engaging cover page, and cohesive interior pages. By the end of this course, learners will have mastered Canva’s essential tools and foundational design principles, enabling them to produce professional-quality projects with consistency, creativity, and confidence.
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The Social Media Content Creation with Canva course teaches learners how to design and execute engaging, platform-optimized campaigns for multiple social channels. Learners begin by mastering technical specifications and adapting content to the behaviors and expectations of different audiences across platforms. They then explore the principles of static content creation, applying visual storytelling and template systems to design posts that are both eye-catching and brand-consistent. Building on this foundation, the course introduces dynamic content creation—animations, carousels, and story sequences—equipping learners to capture attention and drive higher engagement. Through practical activities, learners design a full campaign for a product launch, producing static and animated content for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and other platforms. By the end, participants will be able to plan, design, and deliver a cohesive multi-platform social media campaign, elevating their ability to communicate and market effectively through professional-quality visuals.
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The Video Content Creation in Canva course teaches learners how to design, edit, and produce compelling video content optimized for digital marketing. Starting with the fundamentals, learners explore Canva’s video editing interface, learning how to import clips, apply basic transitions, and integrate text overlays into simple product showcase videos. They then advance to enhanced video techniques, applying animations, filters, music, and sound effects to create engaging, audience-ready projects. The course also emphasizes narrative flow, guiding learners in structuring promotional videos with branded intros, outros, and clear calls-to-action. Practical activities cover platform-specific formatting and exporting to ensure optimized performance across social channels, websites, and campaigns. By the end, participants produce a professional promotional video package that demonstrates effective storytelling, technical execution, and brand consistency.
Taught by
Jana Porter, Jordan Wilson, Michael Morgan, Professionals from the Industry, Rudi Hinds, Sara Nefzaoui and Starweaver