What Block & Tackle does

Block & Tackle, LLC is a privately held creative design studio founded in 2009 and headquartered in Queens, New York. The studio specializes in motion graphics, animation, visual identity systems, brand development, and promotional packaging for television networks, streaming platforms, and brands. Its core service offerings include show packages and graphic campaigns, network-level branding and identity systems, documentary series visual design, social media campaign design, and title sequence design, executed across techniques including stop-motion, cel-animation, 3D, and mixed-media. Major enterprise clients include FX Networks, SYFY, ESPN, NBCUniversal, TBS, TruTV, History Channel, Hulu, Google, and The New York Times, with sustained multi-season engagements such as eleven-plus consecutive seasons on the animated series Archer.

The studio operates as a project-based B2B creative services provider, earning revenue through per-project or per-season commissions negotiated directly with enterprise clients; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Its go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales rather than product distribution, supported by a website portfolio, Instagram, and LinkedIn presence that functions as top-of-funnel marketing. Notable accolades include three 2022 Clio Entertainment awards (one Silver, two Bronze) for motion graphics and teaser work on FX's Pistol campaign. The company has no disclosed funding rounds, no institutional investors, no parent company, and operates as an independent LLC.

Beyond television and streaming, Block & Tackle has extended into adjacent work for technology brands (Google Search On, CES 2022 pavilion), nonprofits (No Kid Hungry), and cultural/community initiatives (Metropolitan Park cultural hub branding in Queens). Partnerships with One Story Up (The 1619 Project), Hock Films (Sneaker Center for ESPN+), and The United States Playing Card Company (Open Eyes playing card deck) demonstrate a mix of strategic co-development engagements and self-initiated studio projects that build craft reputation. The studio remains active, with new work published through 2025-2026.

Name

Block & Tackle

Legal name

Block & Tackle, LLC

Website

https://blockandtackle.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Creative Services / Motion Design

NAICS

Graphic Design Services (54143)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Creator Content Production & Co-Creation Studios (BPAFAHAD)

Keywords

• Motion graphics design
• Television branding
• Title sequence design
• Visual identity systems
• Broadcast creative services

Headquarters

HQ city

Long Island City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Creative Agency Services: Project-based creative services including motion graphics, brand identity, and promotional packaging for television networks, streaming platforms, and brands. Work is commissioned per project or season.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Block & Tackle is an independent creative design studio that produces motion graphics, brand identity systems, promotional packaging, title sequences, and graphic campaigns for television networks, streaming platforms, and consumer brands. The studio delivers cross-platform visual design including on-air graphics, episodic show packages, documentary series visuals, and social media campaigns for clients such as FX, SYFY, ESPN, NBC Universal, and Hulu. Founded in 2009 and based in Queens, NY, the studio operates as a project-based creative services firm with genre-spanning design capabilities.

Product overview

Block & Tackle is a creative design studio that provides visual identity, motion graphics, and branding services primarily for the television and streaming industry. The company works with major networks and platforms including FX Networks, SYFY, ESPN, NBCU, Hulu, TBS, and Warner Media. Their core offerings include show packages and graphic campaigns (visual identity systems for television series), network branding and identity systems (comprehensive visual languages for television networks), documentary series visual design (graphics packages with archival treatments and data visualizations), social media campaign design (platform-specific animated content), and title sequence design. The company also develops internal studio projects. The work spans multiple genres including horror (American Horror Story), comedy (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Always Sunny), drama (The Old Man, Mr. Inbetween), documentary (1619 Project, Watergate, Children Underground), sports media (High Noon, Sneaker Center), and late-night programming blocks (TZGZ, FOD TV).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Show Packages and Graphic Campaigns
• Network Branding and Identity Systems
• Documentary Series Visual Design
• Title Sequence Design
• Social Media Campaign Design Social-first motion graphics and promotional assets designed to extend television and brand campaigns across social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, Facebook). Targeted at networks, streamers, and brands running coordinated cross-platform marketing pushes.

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• One Story UpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne Story Up partnered with Block & Tackle to create the historically grounded graphic identity for The 1619 Project documentary series. Block & Tackle was responsible for visual design, animation, and the overall graphic identity while One Story Up produced the documentary content.
• Hock FilmscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlock & Tackle worked with ESPN's production partner Hock Films and legendary DJ Bobbito Garcia to develop the visual identity for Sneaker Center documentary series on ESPN+.
• The United States Playing Card CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with illustrator Stefanie Augustine to create a custom playing card deck 'Open Eyes' printed by The United States Playing Card Company. Offered as a free studio project with donation invitations to charitable organizations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Imaginary Forces: Boutique motion graphics and design studio with deep film and television title-sequence credits (Se7en, Deadwood) and network branding work that closely mirrors Block & Tackle's positioning in entertainment visual identity.
• Elastic: Motion design studio renowned for prestige TV title sequences (Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, Westworld) and network branding, operating in the same premium motion-graphics niche as Block & Tackle.
• Prologue: Title sequence and motion graphics studio with major film and television credits, comparable to Block & Tackle in scope of entertainment-focused visual identity and brand systems work.
• Buck: Design-driven creative studio producing motion graphics, brand identity, and experiential work for major entertainment, tech, and consumer brands — overlapping strongly with Block & Tackle's service mix and client roster.
• MK12: Independent design and motion studio producing film/TV title sequences, brand identities, and visual effects for major entertainment and brand clients — directly comparable boutique peer to Block & Tackle.
• Giant Ant: Animation and motion graphics studio creating premium content for entertainment, tech, and consumer brands, with overlapping service offerings in visual identity and motion design for broadcast and digital platforms.
• Psyop: Creative production studio known for high-end commercials, entertainment content, and motion design work for major brands and networks — comparable creative tier and client profile to Block & Tackle.
• B-Reel: Multi-disciplinary creative studio producing motion design, branded content, and digital experiences for entertainment and consumer brands, overlapping with Block & Tackle in motion graphics and visual identity work.
• Big Spaceship: Independent creative and digital studio producing brand systems, motion design, and content for entertainment and consumer brands — comparable in boutique creative services for premium clients.

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Large, established independent design firm with a much broader portfolio spanning brand identity, motion, and digital; overlaps with Block & Tackle in visual identity work for major entertainment and consumer clients but at materially greater scale.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

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Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/blocktackle-llc
• Instagraminstagram.com/blockandtackle.tv
• Xx.com/blocktackletv
• Facebookfacebook.com/blockandtackle.tv

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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