Copyright Permissions Consultant

Summary

Join Teaching Lab as a Copyright Permissions Consultant and help us provide excellent professional learning experiences to over 1 million students annually. This 1099 contract position, remote and lasting until June 30, 2026, pays $40-$50/hour. You will work with various departments, reviewing materials and securing necessary copyright permissions. Responsibilities include researching copyright holders, negotiating permissions, and updating our database. The ideal candidate possesses strong research, writing, and communication skills, along with experience in copyright review and permission acquisition. This is a project-based role with a background check required.

Requirements

• Experience reviewing and identifying copyright permissions
• Experience obtaining copyright permissions
• Strong research, writing, and communication skills
• Highly organized with strong attention to details
• Strong time management skills
• High proficiency with Google Suite and Microsoft products: Word/ Google Doc, Excel/ Google Sheet, PowerPoint/ Google Slides
• Self-directed, responsive, and reliable
• Experience clearly documenting permissions status and usage information in shared databases or tracking tools (e.g., project-specific logs or spreadsheetss) for team visibility
• Experience working in a remote environment
• Experience working in a fast-paced work environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a remote environment

Responsibilities

• Work closely with various departments to understand project requirements
• Collaborate with project teams to understand content usage needs and project timelines
• Review published materials that have been identified as needing permissions
• Review Teaching Lab-created professional development content and identify materials that might need permissions
• Research and recommend free, high-quality alternatives when copyrighted materials require paid licenses or permissions that exceed Teaching Lab’s usage parameters
• If permissions are required: (1) Research to determine who owns the copyright over the material, (2) Determine what information is required for the owner/entity to grant Teaching Lab permission to use the content as specified, (3) Contact the owner/entity to request and secure permission and create a contract for use if necessary, (4) Research free alternatives that better fit budget parameters should securing of rights falls outside budget parameters, and (5) Keep Teaching Lab project team members updated on the progress of permission request
• Update Teaching Lab’s Permissions Database to include new permissions for use

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with K-12 education context