Editorial Manager

Forvia, a sustainable mobility technology leader

We are seeking an Editorial Manager / Chief Editor to join our Group Content Factory. In this role, you will develop and implement an editorial strategy targeting both internal and external audiences, supporting FORVIA’s ambition to become a sustainable mobility tech leader.

This position is crucial for raising brand awareness, improving the employee experience, and attracting new talent.

You will be working on challenges that matter.

Your mission, roles and responsibilities

• Drive and coordinate FORVIA’s editorial planning for internal and external channels (including events), in close collaboration with the Group Digital, Influence and Marketing & Events Teams, and the Communications Teams of the Business Groups.
• Manage the weekly editorial committee and deliver an editorial calendar that reflects the Group’s strategy and priorities.
• Ensure the sharing of relevant, consistent, compelling, and targeted stories on the right channels in a timely manner.
• Propose new ideas, concepts, and formats to continuously engage audiences and strengthen the impact of FORVIA’s narrative.
• Develop and implement a communication plan to promote FORVIA’s industrial know-how and achievements, and to foster the attractiveness of industrial careers.
• Oversee the creation of the annual report, corporate presentation, and corporate video.
• Develop and enrich the Messaging Platform (FORVIA’s intranet dedicated to managers).
• Create communication kits for managers on key topics.
• Propose and develop content for management events.
• Lead the Heritage project, which aims to preserve and promote the historic heritage of Faurecia and HELLA, the two companies that combined in to become FORVIA.
• Monitor performance indicators and manage the budget.

Your profile and competencies to succeed

• Minimum 12 years’ experience in communications
• Proven experience in editorial strategy. Storyteller, with strong written skills in both French and English.
• Creative and agile, enjoying fast-paced work; curious about new trends and new features and willing to propose and develop new ideas.
• Team player, with strong project management skills: entrepreneurship spirit, solution-oriented, and able to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Familiar with graphic design programs and video editing.

Interpersonal and facilitation skills necessary. Experience working in a multi-cultural industrial environment is preferred.

What we can do for you

• At Forvia, you will find an engaging and dynamic environment where you can contribute to the development of sustainable mobility leading technologies.
• We are the seventh-largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 100,000 people in more than 40 countries which makes a lot of opportunity for career development.
• We welcome energetic and agile people who can thrive in a fast-changing environment. People who share our strong values. Team players with a collaborative mindset and a passion to deliver high standards for our clients. Lifelong learners. High performers. Globally minded people who aspire to work in a transforming industry, where excellence, speed, and quality count.
• We cultivate a learning environment, dedicating tools and resources to ensure we remain at the forefront of mobility. Our people enjoy an average of more than 22 hours of online and in-person training within FORVIA University (five campuses around the world).
• We offer a multicultural environment that values diversity and international collaboration. We believe that diversity is a strength. To create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity create real value for the company, we have adopted gender diversity targets and inclusion action plans.
• Achieving CO2 Net Zero as a pioneer of the automotive industry is a priority: In June 2021, Forvia became the first global automotive group to be certified with the new SBTI Net-Zero Standard (the most ambitious standard of SBTi), aligned with the ambition of the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Three principles guide our action: use less, use better, and use longer, with a focus on recyclability and circular economy.

FORVIA is an automotive technology group at the heart of smarter and more sustainable mobility. We bring together expertise in electronics, clean mobility, lighting, interiors, seating, and lifecycle solutions to drive change in the automotive industry.

With a history stretching back more than a century, we are the 7th largest global automotive supplier, employing more than 100,000 people in 43 countries. You'll find our technology in around 1 out of 2 vehicles produced anywhere in the world.

In June 2021, we became the 1st global automotive group to be certified with the SBTI Net-Zero Standard. We have committed to reach CO2 Net Zero by no later than 2035.

As technological innovation and the need for sustainability transform the automotive industry, we are ideally positioned to deliver solutions that will enhance the lives of road-users everywhere.