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# Creative Director, Tidal at Block

- **Company:** Block
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-09-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** http://block.xyz/careers/jobs/5411804008?gh_jid=5411804008

## 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

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 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](https://block.xyz/news/inclusion) 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.

Use of AI in Our Hiring Process

We may use automated AI tools to evaluate job applications for efficiency and consistency. These tools comply with local regulations, including bias audits, and we handle all personal data in accordance with state and local privacy laws.

Contact us [here](https://privacy.block.xyz/privacyportal/form) with hiring practice or data usage questions.

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.](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)

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.

[Privacy Policy](https://block.xyz/en/legal/applicant-privacy-notice)

## About Block

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Block, Inc. builds technology for economic empowerment, providing financial services and tools for merchants and consumers through brands like Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Tidal, Bitkey, and Proto.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: SQ)
- **Headquarters**: Oakland, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Jack Dorsey, Jim McKelvey, Tristan O’Tierney

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Financial services, payments, and financial technology (fintech)
- **Target customers**: B2B (merchants, sellers of all sizes) and B2C (consumers, music listeners, bitcoin users)
- **Mission**: To build simple, powerful tools that make progress toward an economy that’s truly open to all — helping create a financial system that is open to everyone. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)

## Products & Services
- **Square**: Point-of-sale system and commerce platform that enables sellers to accept card payments, manage operations (bookings, e-commerce, inventory, payroll, banking), and access business loans. [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Cash App**: Digital wallet for consumers to send, receive, save, or borrow money; access a debit card; invest in stocks and bitcoin; and file taxes. [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Afterpay**: Buy now, pay later service that lets customers manage spending over time. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)
- **Tidal**: Music streaming platform that empowers artists to thrive as entrepreneurs. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)
- **Bitkey**: Simple self-custody bitcoin wallet. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)
- **Proto**: Suite of bitcoin mining products and services. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $96.3 billion (as of 2025/2026, per LinkedIn). [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Key Metric (Public)**: Annual revenue of $24.2 billion (latest fiscal year). [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Jack Dorsey (founder, chair, CEO) owns ~10% of the company; other major institutional investors. Key partners include Amazon, Meta, Google (as talent sources). [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Growth Signals**: Serves 57 million users and 4 million sellers, processing $241 billion in payments annually. Operates in 34 countries. Headcount of 3,223 (though down 25.4% YoY). Active job postings increased 614% quarter-over-quarter (50 open roles). [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Ecosystem moat**: Multiple interconnected brands (Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Tidal, Bitkey, Proto) that cross-sell and deepen user engagement across payments, banking, music, and bitcoin.
- **Market leadership**: Dominant U.S. point-of-sale market share and strong consumer adoption of Cash App.
- **Bitcoin & crypto focus**: Early and deep integration of bitcoin (Bitkey wallet, Proto mining, Cash App crypto trading) differentiates Block from traditional fintechs.
- **Distributed work culture**: Allows global talent acquisition and flexible work arrangements that reduce real estate costs and increase employee satisfaction. [block.xyz/employee-benefits](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)

## Strategic Focus
- Expanding the bitcoin ecosystem through self-custody (Bitkey) and mining infrastructure (Proto).
- Deepening financial inclusion with Cash App (banking, lending, investing) and Afterpay (credit alternatives).
- Growing the Square merchant platform internationally and into larger enterprise accounts.
- Leveraging AI in hiring and operations to improve efficiency and reduce bias. [block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles](https://block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Block emphasizes a “distributed work” model — employees choose where they work (home, office, hybrid) unless a role requires specific geography. Up to 45 days of international work flexibility across 150+ countries. [block.xyz/employee-benefits](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay, equity (Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 15% discount), matching 401(k), flexible PTO, comprehensive health/wellness (medical, dental, vision, mental health support), family leave, and family planning support. [block.xyz/employee-benefits](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)
- **Engineering culture**: AI is used to augment hiring (not replace judgment). Strong emphasis on open source, bitcoin, and building for economic empowerment. Teams work across Square, Cash App, Afterpay, Tidal, Bitkey, and Proto — offering broad career mobility. [block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles](https://block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles)
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Fully distributed; offices available in Oakland, San Francisco, New York, Melbourne, London, Toronto, and more. [linkedin.com/company/joinblock](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)
- **Perks**: Employee stock ownership, wellness stipends, career growth programs across the ecosystem.

## Sources
1. [block.xyz](https://block.xyz/)
2. [block.xyz - Careers](https://block.xyz/careers/jobs)
3. [block.xyz - Employee Benefits](https://block.xyz/employee-benefits)
4. [block.xyz - AI Hiring Principles](https://block.xyz/careers/our-ai-hiring-principles)
5. [LinkedIn - Block](https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinblock)

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