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.
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.
