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Social media managers grow and run the online presence of brands and creators — a flexible, often remote career where a portfolio of real results, not a license, gets you hired. Here's the roadmap, with the Arizona training and where the work is.
Where to learn in Arizona
Learn content strategy, copy, and analytics through Arizona State University's marketing and digital-media programs, Maricopa courses, or self-teaching, and get fluent in scheduling and analytics tools. The fastest way in is growing real accounts.
Credentials in Arizona
Social media management is not licensed anywhere, including Arizona — your portfolio of real results is the credential. Follower growth, engagement, and campaigns you ran are what get you hired.
Where the Arizona work is
Much of the work is remote, so you can serve brands anywhere from Arizona. Locally, Phoenix and Scottsdale ad and digital agencies, Arizona brands like GoDaddy, Axon, and Carvana, and the state's tourism, resort, and restaurant scene all hire social managers.
Ready to start? Browse live Arizona opportunities — internships, training programs, and scholarships across the state.
Your portfolio of real results is the credential — not a license
Social media hires on what you can grow, not a certificate. Learn strategy, copy, and analytics, then prove it by growing real accounts — your own or a small business's. A portfolio that shows follower growth, engagement, and campaigns is what lands clients and in-house roles, whether you go agency or freelance.
Keep going: see whether a marketing degree is worth it, compare becoming a copywriter, and check if it will pay off.