Online editor with business English

Free of cost

by funding

After the course, you will be familiar with the editorial workflow and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in a professional environment. You will be able to develop and prepare editorial content. You will also have English language skills and knowledge of image editing, layout, web design and CMS.
  • Certificates: Online editor" certificate
  • Additional Certificates: Certificate "Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe InDesign CC"
    Certificate "Basic knowledge of web design and CMS"
    Certified Content Marketing Manager" certificate
    Certified SEM Manager" certificate
    TOEIC® certificate (Test of English for International Communication)
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    Certified Content Marketing Manager
    Certified SEM Manager
    TOEIC®-Test (Test of English for International Communication)
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 20 Weeks

Basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe InDesign CC

Basics of image editing with Adobe Photoshop CC (approx. 8 days)

Introduction to working environment and user interface

Basic knowledge of file formats and color modes

Resolution, image size and workspace

Working effectively with layers

Layer styles, blending modes and opacity

Selecting and masking image areas

Transforming and smart objects

Content-based filling

Repairing and retouching image errors

Simple color corrections and color adjustments

Filters, smart filters and neural filters

Outputting and sharing images


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Layout basics with Adobe InDesign CC (approx. 8 days)

Introduction to working environment, user interface, menu and command structure

Document view, zooming and navigation

Page and document structure

Creating and saving files

Using layout aids (e.g. guides, grids)

Sample pages and automatic page numbers

Designing with frames and objects

Placing images and text

Basics of text formatting

Using Adobe fonts

Using formats and templates

Working with colors and gradients

Using layers

Interactivity and digital publishing

File output and sharing


Project work (approx. 4 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Basic knowledge of web design and CMS

Basics of web design HTML5 and CSS3 with Adobe Dreamweaver and Notepad++ (approx. 12 days)

Introduction to the topic

Introduction to development environments (Notepad++ and Dreamweaver)

Components of a website

Search engine friendly basic structure of HTML5

Code guideline and naming conventions

Structure of HTML tags and attributes

Hyperlinks (relative, absolute file path, internal, external links)

Lists, images, tables, forms

Formatting with CSS3 (Cascading Style Sheets)

Fixed and responsive (flexible) websites


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Planning and structuring websites (approx. 2 days)

Concept process, resource planning, monetization

Concept, page and structure design of a website/web project

Preparing image material (sizes, cropping, web-optimized storage)

Legal issues (imprint, data protection, disclaimer)


Basics CMS with Wordpress (approx. 3 days)

Dashboard (user interface) of WordPress

User management and profile (password-protected areas and rights management)

Media management

Comments management

Creating and editing pages and posts

Visual and text editor

Publishing

Design area: menus, widgets, CSS editor, theme example

Providing downloads

Theoretical information on updates


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To reflect on and consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Content marketing expertise

Basics of journalistic work (approx. 4 days)

Editorial work, editing

Journalistic research techniques, online research

Journalistic standards

Structures and working methods of editorial offices and online editorial offices

Text workshop/writing exercises

Types of text (news, reports, features, portraits, commentaries, reviews)


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Basics of content marketing (approx. 7 days)

Developing and documenting strategies

Planning projects

Defining goals and determining metrics

Determine target groups according to psychosocial and demographic aspects

Apply customer journeys and related models for strategic planning

The right mix of different content

Omnichannel experience through different touchpoints

Storytelling in content marketing: simple and complex story structures for different channels


Increase reach (approx. 3 days)

Effective distribution of content

Different types of corporate blogs

Brief introduction to WordPress:

Planning and running a blog

SEO optimized content

Email marketing

Measuring the effectiveness of measures


Legal (approx. 2 days)

Recognizing legal pitfalls

Internet law

Liability for own and third-party content

Copyright law


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)

SEM Marketing expertise

Search engine optimization basics (approx. 3 days)

Web-based search engines

Google Universal Search

Vertical search engines

Search results pages and hits

Rich snippets

Google Knowledge Graph

PageRank

Domain Authority

Google search results/search settings

RankBrain

Search queries with local reference/Local SEO

Social SEO

Voice search


SEO processes (approx. 2 days)

Steps of the SEO process

Define SEO goals

Target group/persona

Keyword candidates

SEO KPIs

Conversions

Content quality

Google ranking signals

Search intent

Within Document Frequency (WDF)

Inverse Document Frequency (IDF)


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Website optimization (approx. 3 days)

Optimization for mobile devices (AMP)

Meta tags/meta description/meta title

Duplicate content

Semantic web/search

Structured data and its meaning/possible uses

Checking the loading times of a website

Check domains for IP address

Security functions of the https protocol

Robots.txt

Anchor texts

Google Penalty

Search queries with local reference/Local SEO

Accessibility developments


SEO success control (approx. 3 days)

Perform success monitoring without commercial tools

Tools for ranking monitoring

Google index/Google quality guidelines

Backlinks and link building measures

Visibility index

OnPage analysis


Google Ads (approx. 2 days)

Google Ads

Analyzing the intent of search queries

Creating keyword lists

Campaign types/goals/structure of Google search ads

Google Keyword Planner

Set up and manage campaigns

Google Ads Auction


Web analytics (approx. 3 days)

Web Analytics

Goals and functions

Data protection

Reach measurement

Possibilities and limits of the data that can be collected

Setting up Google Analytics 4/demo account

Real-time reports

Target group analysis

Origin of website visitors

Event and goal tracking

Event tracking

Google Search Console

Visitor behavior

Google Tag Manager

cookies


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)

Business English

General language part (approx. 4 days)

Basic structures of the English language

Tenses (simple, continuous, perfect), questions

Active/passive voice

Adjective/adverb

Modal verbs

Conditional

British and American English

Important idioms

Presenting in English


Communicative part (approx. 5 days)

Establishing and maintaining customer contacts, telephone calls, correspondence

Presentation of business visits

Dealing with complaints

Describing products

Writing letters and emails using common phrases on topics such as orders, quotations

Communicating the hierarchical structure of the company


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Business English (approx. 6 days)

Writing business correspondence

Influencing

Professional discussion of topics such as company structure, marketing and sales

Reporting on market analyses, discussion of financial trends

On a business trip: At the reception, in the hotel, in the restaurant

Appearance in meetings

Describing processes and procedures

Conducting negotiations and reaching agreements

Developing and communicating plans/projects

Preparing presentations

English-language job descriptions

Anglo-Saxon application process

Writing the CV

Interview: confident presentation of experience and qualifications


Project work, certification preparation and TOEIC® certification exam (approx. 5 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Prerequisite for participation in the course is previous knowledge of English (secondary school level).

After the course, you will be familiar with the editorial workflow from content creation to the preparation and presentation of online content. You will be able to independently develop editorial content and prepare it for specific media. You will have a sound basic knowledge of image editing, layout, basic web design and CMS.

You will also improve your English language skills in a practical way so that you can be successful in the international workplace. The course concludes with the internationally recognized TOEIC® test, which provides you with the best possible proof of your acquired knowledge.

People with a degree or training with a strong affinity for journalistic work and the Internet. Ideally, you have experience in journalism, for example from a traineeship.

There is a high demand for specialists in the field of online editing. The sector has grown considerably in recent years. You can find jobs in the press and communications departments of companies, in advertising, PR and marketing agencies.

The informative TOEIC® test gives you a detailed insight into the language skills you have acquired, making it easier for you to enter and advance in your career.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.