The Role Block's in-house creative team builds the brand platforms and campaigns behind Cash App, Square, and Afterpay. We're hiring a creative director who originates the big idea (brand platforms, repositionings, campaign concepts) and stays with it until it's in market.Strategy sits inside creative, so you shape the brief rather than answer it, then carry the idea across every medium it lives in: film, social, experiential, copy, and online and offline activations.
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 activation
- Reposition brands, 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
- 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
To Apply Submit your application along with a link to your portfolio. Be sure to include the password in your application if needed.
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
Application Guidelines Candidates may submit up to 9 active applications within a 60-day period. Reapplications to the same role are accepted 90 days after a previous application has been reviewed.
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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.
