Creative Director, Tidal

Block (Square)
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for creative leaders who originate brand platforms and drive complex initiatives across music, technology, and culture, with a focus on cross-functional collaboration and hands-on execution in a global, small-team environment.

Best fit for

  • Creative leaders with a background in art direction and experience shaping brand platforms across multiple products or business lines.
    — “Experience carrying brand thinking across multiple products or business lines
  • Candidates who have led creative repositionings and activations, and can demonstrate cultural awareness in their work.
    — “A history of catching cultural shifts early and putting them in the work
  • Individuals who can set creative vision and quality standards while staying hands-on with execution.
    — “A track record setting creative vision and quality standards for a brand, while staying hands-on with the work

Things to consider

  • The role requires direct leadership of project teams and creative collaboration across departments.
    — “You'll lead project teams and set the creative standard
  • The candidate must be prepared to work in a fast-moving, global environment with a small, nimble team.
    — “Tidal is a small, nimble design team building at the intersection of music, technology, and culture

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience in shaping brand platforms and driving cross-functional creative initiatives.
    — “You'll drive complex initiatives from concept to ship
  • Showcase your ability to maintain creative integrity across all stages of a project.
    — “Hold the idea intact from first cut to final placement
  • Emphasize your background in art direction and your influence on creative quality standards.
    — “An art direction background and the visual judgment to lead the idea in any medium
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • set the creative vision for Tidal's brand and product ecosystem
  • led complex initiatives from concept to launch
Typical background
creative director experiencebrand management

Skills & requirements

Required

Brand StrategyCampaign DevelopmentCross-functional CollaborationCreative DirectionProduct Vision

Preferred

Cultural AwarenessAgile Methodology

About the role

Original posting from Block (Square)

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.

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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.

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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