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Search & Content Marketing Specialist Short Course

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50 hours
100% Online, Self-Paced
5 Short Courses
Industry Recognised
12 Months Access
One time payment $899
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Content marketing and copywriting course overview

Search gets your content found. Strong copy gives people a reason to act. This five-course bundle connects SEO, paid search, AI content creation, copywriting and email marketing. 

Each of the five is a full course in its own right, with eight modules, so you work through 40 modules rather than five overviews. Upskilled doesn't sell Copywriting with AI separately, so this bundle is the only place you can study it.

It suits writers moving into marketing, marketers who want search and content depth rather than a bit of everything, and business owners producing their own content. There are no entry requirements; you study online at your own pace, with 12 months of access.

What you will learn

Across the five courses, you will learn how to:

  • Research keywords, read search intent and plan content that has a chance of ranking
  • Optimise pages on the technical and on-page side, and win local searches through Google Business Profile
  • Write persuasive copy for landing pages, ads, emails and social content using established copywriting frameworks.
  • Build audience personas and brief a piece properly before you draft it
  • Produce content faster with ChatGPT, Jasper, Midjourney and Canva's Magic Write and Magic Design
  • Turn one strong piece of content into many, without it reading like the same thing twice
  • Run Google Ads campaigns across Search, Shopping, Display, YouTube and Performance Max
  • Build email campaigns, automations and segments that nurture a list rather than burn it
  • Measure what worked in Google Analytics and Google Search Console, and improve the next round

Tools you will work with

The five courses name 17 tools between them, so you finish having worked in the platforms content and search teams use every day:

  • Writing and content: ChatGPT, Jasper, Midjourney, DALL·E, Adobe Firefly, Canva AI including Magic Write and Magic Design, plus Pictory and Lumen5 for video
  • Web pages: Durable, Framer and Leadpages
  • Paid search: Google Ads, including Performance Max campaigns
  • Search and measurement: Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Google Business Profile

The tools are free to set up. Any advertising spend in the Google Ads course is separate and up to you. Tool line-ups change quickly, so the exact list may vary.

Is this course nationally recognised?

No. The Search & Content Marketing Specialist short course is a non-accredited, industry-recognised bundle, and you receive a certificate of completion once you finish all five courses. It is not a nationally recognised qualification.

If you need nationally recognised marketing training, Upskilled delivers the Certificate IV in Marketing and Communication (BSB40820) and the Diploma of Marketing and Communication (BSB50620).

Career and Industry Outlook

Careers that use content marketing and copywriting skills

Search and content roles sit together in most marketing teams. The person who writes the article usually researches the keyword, writes the meta description, repurposes it into an email, and then explains what the traffic did. This bundle covers that whole loop, with AI tools used at each step rather than bolted on.

These skills suit roles such as:

  • SEO Assistant or junior SEO Specialist
  • Content Writer or Digital Copywriter
  • Google Ads Assistant
  • Email Marketing Assistant
  • Content Marketing Coordinator
  • AI-Enhanced Marketing Assistant

They apply across agencies, e-commerce, software companies and in-house marketing teams. If you want a nationally recognised qualification to back those skills, the Diploma of Marketing and Communication is the next step.

Course Modules

This short course is a bundle that includes five specialised short courses, each focused on a core content or search discipline:

The engine under everything else in this bundle. Content only compounds if search can find it, and this course covers how that happens.

Its eight modules cover:

  • What search engines actually do with a page, and which signals decide rank
  • Keyword research, and reading the difference between someone browsing and someone buying
  • On-page work: titles, headings, metadata and internal links
  • Technical health, from site structure to page speed and crawl errors
  • Earning links without the tactics that get sites penalised
  • Showing up in local results through Google Business Profile
  • Blog strategy, where keyword research decides what you write next
  • Measurement: what moved, what did not, and what to do about it

Tools: Google Analytics, Google Search Console and Google Business Profile.

Ranking takes months. This course is how you put content in front of people while that happens.

Its eight modules cover:

  • How the auction works, and what decides whether your ad is even eligible
  • Search campaigns built around the keywords your content already targets
  • Shopping campaigns, for anyone selling products
  • Display, for reach beyond people already searching
  • Video placements on YouTube
  • Performance Max and the automated campaign types
  • Budgets and bidding chosen to suit the goal
  • Reading results and deciding what deserves more money

Used well alongside the SEO course, paid and organic cover each other's gaps instead of bidding against themselves.

Tools: Google Ads, including Performance Max campaigns.

A full AI content production course: plan it, write it, design it, voice it, film it, and build the page it lives on.

Across its eight modules you will learn to:

  • Write prompts that return accurate, on-brand results
  • Draft blogs, captions, ad copy and scripts with ChatGPT and Jasper
  • Generate images and graphics with Midjourney, DALL·E and Adobe Firefly
  • Design and repurpose assets in Canva using Magic Write and Magic Design
  • Produce voiceovers, narration and audio for your content
  • Turn scripts into short-form video with Pictory and Lumen5
  • Build landing pages with Durable, Framer and Leadpages

Tools: ChatGPT, Jasper, Midjourney, DALL·E, Adobe Firefly, Canva AI, Pictory, Lumen5, Durable, Framer and Leadpages.

The writing craft itself, and where AI genuinely helps. This course is not sold separately at Upskilled.

Across its eight modules you will learn to:

  • Get the foundations right and see where AI fits into a writing process
  • Build audience personas, because you cannot write well for someone you have not defined
  • Plan and brief a piece before you draft it
  • Use proven copywriting frameworks instead of starting from a blank page
  • Draft at pace with AI as a co-pilot rather than a replacement
  • Slice one strong piece into many variations for different channels
  • Write copy that drives action on landing pages, ads, emails and social
  • Choose the AI tools that speed up writing without flattening your voice

5. Email Marketing

Turn email into a planned customer journey rather than a series of one-off sends. Across eight modules, you will learn to:

  • Set clear goals for newsletters, nurture sequences and campaigns
  • Build permission-based audiences and keep contact data organised
  • Segment contacts so messages stay relevant
  • Plan welcome, nurture and re-engagement sequences
  • Write subject lines, email copy and calls to action
  • Use AI to develop and test variations while protecting brand voice
  • Build and automate campaigns around the customer journey
  • Measure opens, clicks and conversions, then improve the next send

Course Inclusions

Enrolment in the Search & Content Marketing Specialist short course includes:

  • Five complete short courses: 40 modules in total, each with video lessons and practical activities.
  • Monthly masterclasses with industry experts: Sessions on search trends, content frameworks, AI tools and optimisation.
  • Weekly group mentor calls: Feedback on your keyword research, content, copy, email flows and optimisation work.
  • 12 months unlimited access: Work through the five courses at your own pace and revisit any of them during your enrolment year.
  • Templates and tools: Keyword research templates, SEO checklists, content briefs, AI prompts, copywriting sheets and email planning templates.
  • Practical activities: Hands-on tasks that build a portfolio of real search and content work.
  • Online student community: Share drafts, compare research and collaborate with other students.
  • Dedicated learner support: Help with platform navigation, course questions and technical issues.

What You Need to Know

  • Total duration: Approximately 50 hours of study across the five courses, made up of about 4 to 6 hours of video lessons in each course plus the practical activities
  • Courses and modules: 5 courses, 8 modules each, 40 modules in total
  • Delivery mode: 100% online and self-paced
  • Access: 12 months
  • Entry requirements: No prior experience required, suitable for beginners and for writers or marketers adding search skills
  • What you need: A computer and a reliable internet connection. The tools are free to set up, and any advertising spend is separate and up to you
  • Certification: Certificate of completion for a non-accredited, industry-recognised short course bundle
  • Support: Trainers, community groups, templates, checklists and learner support

Payment Options

One Easy Payment
You pay $899
RRP $1199

FAQs

The Search & Content Marketing Specialist Short Course is a self-paced online program that builds practical skills across SEO, content, paid search and email marketing, with AI tools to speed up research, writing and optimisation.

The Search & Content Marketing Specialist Short Course is ideal for beginners and upskillers who want to specialise in SEO, content writing, Google Ads, or email marketing, or to build a strong, all-round skill set for digital roles.

In the Search & Content Marketing Specialist Short Course, you’ll learn keyword research and SEO optimisation, how to run Google Search and Display campaigns, how to produce and refine content using AI, how to write persuasive copy, and how to build email campaigns that convert.

The bundle includes five complete short courses: Search Engine Optimisation, Google Advertising, Content Creation with AI, Copywriting with AI and Email Marketing.

The Search & Content Marketing Specialist Short Course takes approximately 50 hours total and includes 12 months unlimited access, so you can study at your own pace.

You’ll study self-paced, but you also get weekly group mentor calls, monthly masterclasses with industry experts (recorded for flexible viewing), plus an online student community and dedicated learner support.

The Search & Content Marketing Specialist Short Course teaches you how to use AI tools for keyword clustering, content briefs, drafting and editing, tone matching, testing variations, and improving workflows across SEO, content and email.

When you finish all five courses, you will receive a certificate of completion for this non-accredited, industry-recognised short-course bundle.

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Zaiba Hozam Khan, Head of Vocational Education - BSB at Upskilled

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Zaiba Hozam Khan

Head of Vocational Education - BSB, Upskilled

Zaiba Hozam Khan trains across business, management and HR at Upskilled. She holds a Master of Education and has taught worldwide for over two decades.

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