Creative Director, Tidal

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

How to Apply

Please submit your application along with a link to your portfolio. If your portfolio is password-protected, include the password in your application.

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 an equal opportunity employer evaluating all employees and job applicants without regard to identity or any legally protected class. We will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with state and local laws and “fair chance” ordinances.

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 a workplace that is fair and square? Check out our I+D page.

While there is no specific deadline to apply for this role, U.S. roles are typically open for an average of 55 days before being filled by a successful candidate. Please refer to the date listed at the top of this job page for when this role was first posted.

Block takes a market-based approach to pay, and pay may vary depending on your location. U.S. locations are categorized into one of four zones based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

To find a location’s zone designation, please refer to this resource. If a location of interest is not listed, please speak with a recruiter for additional information.

Zone A:

$251,600—$377,400 USD

Zone B:

$251,600—$377,400 USD

Zone C:

$251,600—$377,400 USD

Zone D:

$251,600—$377,400 USD