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Marketing Specialist
AI-Enabled Digital Marketing

Tuition-free · 100% online · Ages 14–25 · By partner referral

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What participants learn

Participants learn to plan and deliver AI-enabled digital marketing for small businesses — brand building, content creation, websites, social media, SEO and AI-search optimization, paid advertising, and analytics — and build a public portfolio of real work as they go. The program pairs weekly live instruction with supervised build labs and internship-style client projects.

Core topics

  • Brand building with AI: brand book, brand image, and brand voice
  • AI content creation: image, video, and written content with quality control
  • AI website creation and launch
  • Social media, blogs, and content calendars
  • SEO and AI-search / answer-engine optimization
  • Paid advertising: Google Ads and Meta Ads setup, targeting, and budgets
  • Community development and reading basic analytics to prove results

Program goal: Each participant completes a working marketing portfolio and the skills to perform entry-level marketing-specialist work. No job, income, or business result is guaranteed.

At a glance
Occupation / SOC13-1161 (Market Research Analysts & Marketing Specialists)
LengthApproximately 24 weeks
Clock hoursApproximately 240–480 clock hours
Method of instruction100% online — live instructor-led sessions, supervised build labs, and supervised internship-style projects
Cost to participant$0 — tuition-free (financed by a party other than the student)
Occupational alignmentAligned to an occupation on the Workforce Solutions Capital Area Approved Training Occupations list (effective May 5, 2025)
ELIGIBILITY
  • Be 14–25 years of age
  • Be referred by a partner organization under a written agreement with the Foundation
  • Have reliable internet access and a desktop or laptop computer
  • Be able to commit approximately 10–15 hours per week for the duration of the program
  • For participants under 18: parental or guardian consent

The Foundation does not solicit or enroll members of the general public. Enrollment is limited to participants referred under partner agreements.

Common questions

About this program.

How much does it cost?

Nothing. The program is tuition-free to every participant — $0, financed by a party other than the student.

Is it really 100% online?

Yes. Live instructor-led sessions, supervised build labs, and internship-style projects — attended from anywhere with reliable internet and a computer.

How does someone join?

By referral from a partner organization under a written agreement with the Foundation. Participants under 18 enroll with parental or guardian consent. Agencies: email fosteryouthinitiative@azgari.org.

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