Creative Director, Tidal

Block; London (KY); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Family planning benefits

Job summary

Block, Inc. is seeking a Creative Director to set the vision and quality bar across TIDAL's product and brand ecosystem. This is a foundational role on a small team where your work shapes how artists build careers and connect with fans.

You will lead complex initiatives from concept to ship, influence cross‑functional strategy, and elevate the craft of everyone around you—design, writers, production partners, and partners in marketing and product.

Qualifications

• A portfolio of work you led as a creative director.
• An art direction background and the visual judgment to lead the idea in any medium.
• A track record setting creative vision and quality standards for a brand, while staying hands-on with the work.
• Credibility with cross-functional leadership as a peer.
• A history of catching cultural shifts early and putting them in the work.
• Experience carrying brand thinking across multiple products or business lines.
• Experience working in agencies, in-house, or both.

Responsibilities

• Originate brand platforms and campaign-level ideas, and own them from concept through 360 activation.
• Reposition, reshape the brand and bring a tapped in culture and keep the platform coherent across brand and product surfaces.
• Hold the idea intact from first cut to final placement.
• Shape the brief alongside an embedded creative-strategy team.
• Design and when needed direct designers, writers, and production partners on the work.
• Work with marketing, product, and partnerships leadership to get campaigns made.

Skills

Creative direction

Brand platforms

Art direction

Cross-functional collaboration

Cultural trend awareness

Multi-product experience

Agency/in-house experience

Job description

Company Description

Tidal was founded for artists by artists as the next innovative streaming platform to bring value back to the music industry. We empower artists with the products, resources, services, and content required to take control of their careers and connect more deeply with fans. Available in over 60+ countries, Tidal continues to help artists break down economic barriers to continue creating what's next in culture. Tidal is part of Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ), a global technology company with a focus on financial services.

The Role

Tidal is a small, nimble design team building at the intersection of music, technology, and culture—shipping across uploads, streaming, AI-powered creative tools, and financial services that connect artists directly with their audiences in 60+ countries.

We're looking for a Creative Director to help set the vision and quality bar across Tidal's product and brand ecosystem. This is a rare opportunity to be a foundational creative voice on a small team where your work will have outsized impact—shaping not just pixels but the future of how artists build careers. You'll drive complex initiatives from concept to ship, influence cross-functional strategy, and directly elevate the craft of everyone around you.

This is an individual contributor role. You'll lead project teams and set the creative standard.

You Will

• Originate brand platforms and campaign-level ideas, and own them from concept through 360 activation
• Reposition, reshape the brand and bring a tapped in culture and keep the platform coherent across brand and product surfaces
• Hold the idea intact from first cut to final placement
• Shape the brief alongside an embedded creative-strategy team
• Design and when needed direct designers, writers, and production partners on the work
• Work with marketing, product, and partnerships leadership to get campaigns made

You Have

• A portfolio of work you led as a creative director: brand platforms, repositionings, campaigns, activations
• An art direction background and the visual judgment to lead the idea in any medium
• A track record setting creative vision and quality standards for a brand, while staying hands-on with the work
• Credibility with cross-functional leadership as a peer
• A history of catching cultural shifts early and putting them in the work
• Experience carrying brand thinking across multiple products or business lines
• Experience working in agencies, in-house, or both

EEOC

We’re working to build a more inclusive economy where our customers have equal access to opportunity, and we strive to live by these same values in building our workplace. Block is a proud equal opportunity employer. We work hard to evaluate all employees and job applicants consistently, based solely on the core competencies required of the role at hand, and without regard to any legally protected class. We believe in being fair, and are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including providing reasonable accommodations to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to share any needed accommodations with their recruiter, who will treat these requests as confidentially as possible. Want to learn more about what we’re doing to build an inclusive workplace? Check out our Inclusion & Diversity page

Every benefit we offer is designed with one goal: empowering you to do the best work of your career while building the life you want. Remote work, medical insurance, flexible time off, retirement savings plans, and modern family planning are just some of our offering.

Check out our other benefits at Block.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) builds technology to increase access to the global economy. Each of our brands unlocks different aspects of the economy for more people. Square makes commerce and financial services accessible to sellers. Cash App is the easy way to spend, send, and store money. Afterpay is transforming the way customers manage their spending over time. TIDAL is a music platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. Bitkey is a simple self-custody wallet built for bitcoin. Proto is a suite of bitcoin mining products and services. Together, we’re helping build a financial system that is open to everyone.

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