Editorial Manager (MACHINA) HF

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Today were recruiting an Editorial Manager for our client Chain of Events the company behind the events where the people shaping technology actually meet based in Paris.

• Signal Week the institutional summit for digital assets. Founded in 2019 as Paris Blockchain Week and elevated to Signal Week in 2026 it draws 10000 attendees from 100 countries roughly 70% of them C-suite. Its last edition convened 250 banks and financial institutions over $50T in assets under management and 70 government officials and regulators BlackRock J.P. Morgan Deutsche Bank Fidelity BNY Mellon Citi the London Stock Exchange ESMA and the European Commission among them. The thesis: TradFi and digital assets are no longer two industries but one financial system being rebuilt on shared rails.

• RAISE Summit the AI summit for decision-makers. Launched in 2024 it has grown from 2000 to 9000 attendees across three editions (80% C-level from 76 countries) with 350 speakers spanning AI infrastructure enterprise adoption agentic systems sovereignty and policy. The 2026 edition at the Carrousel du Louvre featured Mark Cuban Yann LeCun and Nelson Griggs (Nasdaq) plus the Versailles AI Gala the RAISE Hackathon and RAISE the STAKES (1100 startup applications in 2026).

• MACHINA Summit Europes leading event dedicated to Physical AI: intelligence that acts on the real world through humanoids industrial robotics autonomous systems and next-generation humanmachine interfaces. Its inaugural 2026 edition brought together the labs building humanoids and the enterprises deploying robotics at scale with speakers from Google DeepMind Boston Dynamics NVIDIA 1X Apptronik and Agility Robotics. Its the fastest-moving brand in the portfolio with the most white space ahead of it.

This is not a support role. As Editorial Manager for MACHINA youll help build the intellectual architecture of Europes reference summit on Physical AI. Youre expected to have opinions on topics spot the right voices and shape the conversations that matter from early programme conception all the way to live delivery.

Your missions:

Programme strategy & editorial conception

• Contribute to MACHINAs editorial vision: key themes open questions and narrative arcs that resonate with a senior audience.

• Research and map the landscape models enterprise adoption regulation investment trends to surface timely topics and underexplored angles.

• Propose and structure sessions panels and formats that create real intellectual value not just brand visibility.

Speaker research & outreach

• Build and maintain target lists of high-calibre speakers: researchers enterprise leaders policymakers founders and investors.

• Write personalised outreach and own the relationship through to confirmation.

• Brief confirmed speakers so their sessions match the programmes editorial intent.

Content production & coordination

• Draft session descriptions and programme copy that reflect MACHINAs tone and ambition.

• Work with Marketing so speakers and sessions are represented accurately and compellingly.

• Work with Sales to integrate sponsored speaking slots while protecting editorial integrity.

On-site delivery

• Support speakers on site: briefings backstage coordination smooth panel delivery.

• Help orchestrate the live agenda and handle last-minute changes with composure.

• Real editorial ownership: your research and outreach directly shape the MACHINA programme.

• Direct mentorship from senior content and editorial professionals.

• Access to some of the most influential AI and robotics leaders founders and researchers in the world.

• A front-row seat on the brand with the most white space in the portfolio within a group now backed by Hyve.

Youll report to the Head of Content and work closely with the Co-founders across the full editorial cycle. Day to day youll collaborate with the Marketing Sales and Customer Success teams across Chain of Events. The environment is fast-paced multicultural and entrepreneurial initiative is expected not just encouraged.

• Native or full professional fluency in English (French is a plus other languages welcome).

• A genuine demonstrable interest ideally expertise in Robotics and Embodied AI: you follow the field have opinions and can hold a substantive conversation about it.

• Familiarity with the ecosystem: key players funding dynamics enterprise deployment patterns policy debates.

• Strong research and analytical writing skills: you synthesise complex topics and communicate them clearly.

• Previous experience in editorial content strategy journalism or events.

• Comfortable with senior stakeholders C-level executives and prominent researchers and good at building relationships with busy selective people.

• You think editorially: not just who should we invite but what conversation do we want to create

• Structured proactive and at ease with pace and some ambiguity.

Contract type: Full time permanent contract

Financial benefits:

• 100% Navigo meal vouchers (12.79/day 8 employer-covered) mutuelle 65%

• Wellpass team-building

• A diverse multicultural team and real visible impact on the work

Offices: Paris (17th) Remote : 1d/week

Other perks: a diverse multicultural team and real visible impact on the work

• Screening Interview (30 min): first conversation about your background and motivations.

• Hiring Manager Interview (30 min): deep-dive with the hiring manager on the role and your experience.

• Use Case (6090 min): a practical exercise presented and discussed with the team.

• CEO HR Call (15-30min)