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Content Creation & Online Marketing Diploma and Bachelor

You won’t be able to get your message across if you don’t tailor it to your target audience. In times of Instagram, blogs and mass entertainment, content is everything! That’s why it’s important to make messages come alive with content, to spread them on the right channels and to find the right allies. Are you communicative, do you work with multimedia, do you have a passion for social media and do you ask the right questions? Are you interested in communication and journalism? A professional qualification or academic degree in the Content Creation & Online Marketing Department prepares you for cross-media production with film, audio, photography, and the web. At the same time, we will introduce you to the principles of journalism and editorial working methods.
Lecturer photographs students from the Content Creation & Online Marketing department in photo shooting workshop

Content Creation & Online Marketing Department

The term Content Creation is becoming ubiquitous, but what does it actually involve? Online marketing is a powerful tool, but how does it really work? In the Content Creation & Online Marketing Department, you will learn the necessary skills to be able to work in these two fields. We’ll show you what’s important in storytelling, how to create videos, podcasts or graphics, and how to use social media effectively. And that’s not all – check out our curriculum to see if our academic degree is right for you!

Job profiles in the media industry


Our professional qualification provides you with the necessary tools to develop digital communication and marketing strategies. Journalistic work processes, content creation, networking and the improvement of writing skills are only a small part of our professional training. Digitization has opened up a multitude of different working fields in this area, ranging from working for an agency to running your own department in a company. Professional networking, multimedia skills and, of course, journalistic expertise are high in demand.

You can become a freelance professional or find employment in small and medium-sized companies or corporations. You will typically work in marketing departments, for advertising, PR, event and communication agencies, in product management, etc.

Long story short – write your own story and start studying at SAE Institute.
Interview recording in the Podcast Production unit of the Content Creation & Online Marketing department
Marketing Marketing Manager, PR Consultant, Online Marketing Manager, Marketing Assistant, Brand Manager
Content Creation Cross Media Producer, Social Media Manager, Content Manager, Community Manager, Media Manager
Journalism Video Journalist, Corporate Blogger, Online Editor

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Excerpts from the curriculum

Our curriculum combines theory with practice: first you learn the basics of your field, then you apply them in real projects – with a focus on industry standards, interdisciplinary collaboration and market economy aspects. This is the best way to prepare for your career!

Photographic Storytelling

Writing Styles, Principles of Design, Composition and Photography, Concept and Pre-Production

Communication Design

Layout & Web Design Basics, Web Publishing and Content Management Systems, User Experience Design

Audio Interview and Podcasting

Recording of Sound Effects and Ambience, Audio Post-Production, Podcasting, Sound Branding

Video Production

Green Screen and Keying, Video Editing, Colour Grading, Motion Graphics, On Air Screen Design, Video Publishing

Industry Workflows

Planning and Execution of an Online Marketing Campaign, Tracking and Analysis of the Results

Possible Final Projects

Independent Implementation and Creation of Content for the Publishing & Promotion Channels

Learning and studying


Flexible like your life

At the SAE Institute, you will find exactly the right model that suits your life situation, depending on the qualification you are aiming for. Whether vocational training, bachelor’s or master’s degree, part-time or full-time – we will accompany you on your way into the media industry.

Professional Qualification

The SAE Diploma provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to carry out work assignments from industry correctly and to a high standard in just 18 months. You will learn about modern hardware and software and current work processes, from the basics to specific applications, and put this knowledge into practice in exercises and projects. The SAE Diploma therefore provides you with the ideal preparation for a career in the creative industries.

The SAE Advanced Diploma builds on the SAE Diploma and expands it to include essential soft skills and market economy aspects. You will work on a larger team project and gain additional routine in your field. In addition, you will be confronted with teamwork and the organisation of team projects, which are an important part of today’s working world. The SAE Advanced Diploma is supplemented by business management aspects such as financial calculation of the project, implementation of project-specific marketing measures and considerations regarding possible distribution channels. This qualifies you for the planning and organisation of more complex media projects.

Academic Degree

Together with our partner university, the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom, you can continue your studies from the SAE Advanced Diploma to a bachelor’s degree.
Interdisciplinary teaching is supplemented by topic-specific support in small groups by specialist lecturers from the Germany-Austria region. These formats take place online – but you continue to use the resources (equipment, facilities, assistance from other students) of your home campus for your projects.
In the Top Up Bachelor’s programme, your project ideas are taken to the next level under the supervision of the partner university. You will acquire additional specialised knowledge and skills and learn to approach creative projects in a structured and planned manner. You will take on the perspective of the creative director, contribute your skills to the project and organise additional people to help you turn your vision into reality.

The Bachelor Programme combines the SAE Diploma, the SAE Advanced Diploma and the Top Up Bachelor into one comprehensive programme. You will receive several intermediate qualifications, gradually qualifying you for your bachelor’s degree. Depending on your personal circumstances, the programme can be completed as a 24-month ‘Fast Track Programme’ on a full-time basis or as a 36-month ‘Extended Programme’ on a part-time basis.

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