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As of Jul 5, 2026, the average yearly pay for music licensing in the United States is $72,895.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $54,500.00 and $86,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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To thrive in Music Licensing, you should have a solid understanding of copyright law, music industry contracts, and intellectual property rights, typically supported by a relevant degree or professional experience. Familiarity with databases such as Songview, music rights management software, and contract management systems is often required. Strong negotiation, communication, and attention to detail are essential soft skills that help manage deals and relationships with rights holders and clients. These abilities are crucial for ensuring legal compliance, maximizing revenue opportunities, and maintaining smooth collaborations in the fast-paced music industry.

What does a Music Licensing job involve?

A Music Licensing job involves securing the legal rights to use music in various media, such as films, TV shows, commercials, video games, and streaming platforms. Professionals in this field negotiate agreements between music rights holders (artists, labels, or publishers) and those seeking to use the music. They ensure proper compensation, manage licensing contracts, and handle copyright compliance. This role requires knowledge of copyright law, industry trends, and strong negotiation skills.

What are some typical daily responsibilities for someone working in Music Licensing?

A professional in Music Licensing typically reviews and negotiates licensing agreements, works directly with artists, publishers, and production clients, and ensures that music usage complies with copyright laws. You may spend your day coordinating with legal teams, tracking licensed content in specialized databases, and resolving any rights discrepancies. This role often involves a mix of administrative tasks and client-facing communication, requiring you to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Effective Music Licensing professionals build strong relationships both internally with creative teams and externally with licensing partners to streamline the clearance process and support the company’s or client’s creative objectives.

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Software Test (QA) Engineer

Software Test (QA) Engineer

Mechanical Licensing Collective

Nashville, TN • On-site

Full-time

Posted 28 days ago

Job description

Are you interested in joining a purpose-driven company in the music industry? Do you thrive in a collaborative, hybrid work environment? If you do, we would like to get to know you.
WORKING AT THE MLC
The MLC is committed to excellence, service and transparency. Our culture is collaborative, and our team works in a hybrid environment. On our team, you are respected, valued for your unique strengths and experiences, and empowered to identify and resolve your own challenges.
WORKING AT THE MLC
The MLC is committed to excellence, service, transparency, and diversity. Our culture is collaborative, our people are adaptable. On our team, you are respected, valued for your unique strengths and experiences, and empowered to identify and resolve your own challenges.
The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is a nonprofit organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office to administer blanket mechanical licenses for digital music services in the United States. Our mission is to ensure that songwriters, composers, and music publishers are accurately paid for the use of their music in the digital ecosystem. While our foundation is rooted in music licensing and rights administration, the scale and complexity of the data we process-billions of usage records from digital service providers-has positioned The MLC at the intersection of music and technology. As we continue to build and refine the systems that power matching, royalty processing, and rights management, we are increasingly operating like a technology company, developing sophisticated platforms, data infrastructure, and automation to support the future of digital music licensing.
THE ROLE
As a Quality Assurance Engineer, you will design, implement, and own the testing strategy for the Matching Platform. You will build and maintain automated testing frameworks and perform exploratory validation across workflows, APIs, integrations, and user-facing components to ensure the system behaves as intended and that changes do not introduce regressions. You will contribute production-quality testing code, establish testing standards and best practices, and work closely with the Matching Team throughout story refinement and implementation to ensure new functionality is testable, clearly defined, and validated before completion. The Matching Platform is a critical tool that enables The MLC to drive accurate royalty payments to our Members.
This is a Remote position with preference for candidates located in either EST or CST.
QUALIFICATIONS
  • Minimum five (5) years' experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering within a software engineering team.
  • Strong experience designing and implementing automated tests; able to write and maintain production-quality testing code.
  • Hands-on experience with manual and exploratory testing in complex systems; able to validate behavior against business rules.
  • Experience testing APIs and workflow-heavy or data-driven systems; proficient in SQL; experience working within AWS environments.
  • Experience testing machine learning or probabilistic systems, building testing frameworks from scratch, or working with orchestration tools such as Dagster or Airflow is a plus.
  • Strong attention to detail, clear documentation skills, and effective collaboration within Agile, cross-functional teams.
  • Working proficiency in Python, familiarity with other languages is a plus.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
AS A QA ENGINEER AT THE MLC, YOU WILL:
  • Own the testing strategy for the Matching Platform, ensuring consistent validation across workflows, APIs, integrations, and user-facing components.
  • Design, build, and maintain automated test suites in Python, establishing and evolving the team's testing framework.
  • Perform manual and exploratory testing before work is considered complete, validating complex workflows, identifying defects, edge cases, unintended behaviors, and deviations from business rules.
  • Collaborate closely with engineers and product stakeholders during story refinement and development to ensure features are testable and clearly defined.
  • Define and maintain QA standards and testing practices within the Matching Team, contributing to regression coverage as the platform evolves.
  • Investigate and document defects clearly, working with developers to resolve issues prior to ticket completion.

AS A MEMBER OF THE TECHNOLOGY TEAM, YOU WILL:
  • Advocate for quality throughout the development lifecycle, partnering with engineers to incorporate testing considerations early.
  • Contribute to the evolution of scalable, automated QA practices across the Technology organization.
  • Promote consistent standards for reliability, validation, and defect management.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, providing a quality-focused perspective in planning and retrospectives.
  • Support continuous improvement of engineering practices as systems grow in complexity.

YOU WILL CHAMPION THE MLC'S CULTURE BY:
  • Embracing The MLC's leadership values and applying The MLC's Guiding Principles to your team's work
  • Being process-oriented, data-driven, and tech-savvy; being collaborative, curious, and open to new ideas
  • Building a dynamic team; mentoring team members; developing future leaders
  • Inspiring others with your enthusiasm and humility

THE MLC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER THE MLC DOES NOT MAKE EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS BASED ON RACE, COLOR, RELIGION OR RELIGIOUS BELIEF, ETHNIC OR NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, GENDER, GENDER-IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARITAL STATUS, CITIZENSHIP STATUS, DISABILITY, AGE, MILITARY OR VETERAN STATUS, OR ANY OTHER CATEGORY PROTECTED BY LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAW. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, INCLUDING RECRUITING, HIRING, PLACEMENT, PROMOTION, TERMINATION, LAYOFF, TRANSFER, LEAVES OF ABSENCE, AND COMPENSATION.

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