Social Media Intensive Course

Do you have a passion for design, creativity, and social media? Do you want to learn skills to launch a social media campaign? This years Across the Grain Festival Aberdeenshire’s annual celebration of Doric and traditional music are looking for young people (aged 11-18 years) who are interested in broadening their skills in preparing graphics, learning about the promotional and professional side of Instagram, and showcasing creativity. In partnership with North East Arts Touring and Live Life Aberdeen, emerging contemporary artist Shae Myles will lead you through a series of online workshops over summer.

Workshop Schedule

Week 1: Introduction to Social Media Workshop
Tuesday 13th July 11am-12.30
Covering Instagram tools like stories, promotional campaigns, grid posts, algorithms, and engagement features.

Week 2: Putting it into Practice
Tuesday 20th July 11am-12.30
Exploring Across the Grain and the project we will be facilitating together, brainstorming ideas and working on a content plan (to include producing a content calendar).

Weeks 3 + 4: Creating the Social Media Assets
Tuesday 27th July and 3rd August 11am-12.30
Putting the project together and preparing graphics (stories and grid posts) to launch the campaign.

Week 5: Launch the Account!
Tuesday 10th August 11am-12.30
Getting to grips with the technical aspects of social media and learning about the more specific elements

Fill out this form to register! https://forms.gle/AL4TFvjBmHLeSCdL9