Music Licensing Specialist

Title: Music Licensing Specialist
Location: Las Vegas, NV or Reno, NV (Remote with onsite as needed)
Duration: 6-month Contract
Compensation: $35-40/hr
Work Requirements: , Holders or Authorized to Work in the US

Overview
Client is seeking a highly experienced Music Licensing Consultant to manage and execute all music licensing activities for our global land-based and interactive gaming portfolio. This role is critical to the business and requires a seasoned licensing professional who can independently own, administer, and optimize client's music licensing operations across leased and for‐sale games, multiple distribution channels, and diverse rights structures.

This role will serve as the primary expert and internal authority on music licensing. The ideal candidate brings demonstrable, hands-on experience licensing commercially released music for interactive or entertainment products, with specific expertise in master and synchronization rights, advances, per‐unit royalties, channel‐based renewals, and long‐term license administration.

Deep practical experience, sound judgment, and the ability to operate autonomously are essential.

Key Responsibilities

Music Licensing Strategy & Execution

• Independently manage end‐to‐end music licensing for internal products, including:
  • Negotiation and administration of master use and synchronization licenses
  • Structuring advances, per‐unit royalties, and channel‐specific royalty models
  • Supporting both lease‐based games and for‐sale games
• Assess licensing needs early in the game development lifecycle and guide creative and product teams on feasibility, cost, and rights availability.
• Advise on licensing strategies across multiple platforms and channels, including:
  • Class III (C3) and Class II (C2) gaming
  • VLTs
  • Social and Play Digital products
  • Tournament and promotional deployments

Negotiation & Rights Management

• Negotiate directly with:
  • Record labels
  • Music publishers
  • Rights administrators
  • Estates and artist representatives
• Secure rights that align with business models, including:
  • Territory
  • Term
  • Channel and platform usage
  • Unit‐based royalty structures
• Ensure all licenses properly cover long‐tail distribution, repeat manufacturing, and re‐deployments common to gaming products.

License Administration & Compliance

• Own and maintain detailed music licensing records, including:
  • Advances (combined master/sync)
  • Royalty rates and payment triggers
  • Channel‐specific renewal requirements
  • Expiration and re‐licensing timelines
• Track usage and renewals by channel (C3, C2, VLT, Social, Digital) and proactively manage re‐clearances.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Product teams to ensure:
  • Contractual compliance
  • Accurate royalty reporting and payment
  • Audit‐ready documentation

Cross‐Functional Partnership

• Serve as the primary music licensing advisor to:
  • Game studios and creative teams
  • Product management
  • Marketing and sales
  • Legal and finance stakeholders
• Translate complex licensing terms into clear guidance for internal teams.
• Identify risks, cost implications, and scalability concerns related to music rights.

Process Improvement & Knowledge Transfer

• Assess current music licensing workflows and recommend improvements to reduce risk and increase efficiency.
• Develop documentation, templates, and best practices to support continuity and potential handoff.
• (If converted to full‐time) help establish a scalable, long‐term music licensing framework.

Required Experience & Qualifications
This role requires significant, proven experience. Entry‐level or purely academic backgrounds are not suitable.

• 7–10+ years of direct, hands‐on music licensing experience, ideally within:
  • Gaming
  • Interactive entertainment
  • Film/TV
  • Digital media or consumer products with complex distribution models
• Demonstrated experience negotiating and administering:
  • Master and synchronization licenses
  • Advances and per‐unit royalty rates
  • Multi‐channel and multi‐platform usage rights
• Proven ability to independently manage a large slate of licensed songs, similar in complexity to commercially released catalog music.
• Strong understanding of music copyright, publishing, and label practices.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage long‐term rights across products with extended lifecycles.
• Confident communicator who can operate as a standalone subject‐matter expert and advise senior stakeholders.

Preferred

• Experience licensing music specifically for games, interactive products, or regulated environments.
• Familiarity with compliance considerations unique to gaming or distributed hardware products.

Our benefits package includes: 

• Comprehensive medical benefits
• Competitive pay
• 401(k) retirement plan
• …and much more!

About INSPYR Solutions
Technology is our focus and quality is our commitment. As a national expert in delivering flexible technology and talent solutions, we strategically align industry and technical expertise with our clients' business objectives and cultural needs. Our solutions are tailored to each client and include a wide variety of professional services, project, and talent solutions. By always striving for excellence and focusing on the human aspect of our business, we work seamlessly with our talent and clients to match the right solutions to the right opportunities. Learn more about us at inspyrsolutions.com.

INSPYR Solutions provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, INSPYR Solutions complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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