Skill · Social Media
Social Media Strategy
Planning and running organic social across platforms to grow and retain an audience.
Social media strategy covers platform selection, content planning, posting cadence, community management and organic reach measurement.
What you will be assessed on
A reviewer marks against these criteria. L1 is a free knowledge check; L2 and L3 use credits and a reviewer.
L1
Knows the major platforms, their audiences, and what a content calendar is.
L2
Has run a social account for a brand, planned a content calendar, and reported on engagement.
L3
Sets social strategy across platforms for a brand, aligns it with campaign and business goals, and defends it with data.
Choose an assessment
Check your knowledge
Answer questions about this skill and see your result when you finish.
Free
Demonstrate your practical skills
Submit previous work or complete a Caterpi task. Then talk through your work and decisions with a reviewer.
1 credit · L2 work review
Demonstrate advanced judgement
Discuss unfamiliar scenarios with an expert reviewer and explain how you would handle constraints, uncertainty and trade-offs.
2 credits · L3 expert review
Available after an eligible L2 result in this skill.
What you need
A content calendar, engagement reports, or a case study of organic growth with metrics.
Share only work you have permission to submit. Remove client or personal information that is not needed for the assessment.
Your result
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Roles that include this skill
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Work on this skill
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Standards detail
Standard version: v1.0
Content version: 1.0.0
Next review: 2027-10-18
Reference: CAP-SOC-001