Editorial Manager (Raise) 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 youll help build the intellectual architecture of Europes most ambitious AI summit. Youre expected to have opinions spot the right voices and shape the conversations that matter from early programme conception all the way to live delivery.

Your missions:

• Shape the programme contribute to RAISEs editorial vision: key themes open questions and narrative arcs that resonate with a senior AI audience. Map the AI landscape (foundation models enterprise adoption regulation investment trends) to surface timely topics and underexplored angles. Propose sessions panels and formats that create real intellectual value not just brand visibility.

• Find and land the right speakers build target lists of high-calibre speakers (AI researchers enterprise leaders policymakers founders investors) write personalised outreach and own the relationship through to confirmation. Brief confirmed speakers so each session matches the programmes intent.

• Write and coordinate content draft session descriptions speaker bios and programme copy that carry RAISEs tone and ambition. Work with Marketing so sessions are represented accurately and compellingly and with Sales to integrate sponsored slots while protecting editorial integrity.

• Deliver on-site support speakers with briefings backstage coordination and smooth panel delivery and help orchestrate the live agenda including last-minute changes handled with composure.

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

• Direct mentorship from senior content and editorial professionals.

• Access to 7000 of the worlds most influential AI leaders founders and researchers.

• A programme that shapes conversations at the highest levels of the global AI industry and a portfolio heading into a new phase with Hyve Group.

Youll report to the Head of Content RAISE Summit 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. Expect a fast-paced multicultural and entrepreneurial environment where initiative is expected not just encouraged.

• Youre native or fully professional in English (French is a plus other languages welcome).

• You have a genuine demonstrable interest or expertise in applied AI: you follow the field you have opinions and you can hold a substantive conversation about it ideally including the GenAI ecosystem (key players funding dynamics enterprise deployment policy debates).

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

• You have strong research and analytical writing skills you can synthesise complex topics and communicate them clearly.

• Youre comfortable with senior stakeholders (C-level prominent researchers) and naturally build relationships with busy selective people.

• Youre structured proactive and at ease with speed and some ambiguity.

• Ideally you have previous experience in editorial content strategy journalism or events.

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)