Senior Editor (m/f/d)

Symrise AG; Holzminden; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Symrise AG is seeking a Senior Editor to own end-to-end editorial strategy for the Group's corporate narrative. The role ensures accuracy, compliance and narrative coherence across all mandatory and voluntary disclosures, acting as the editorial authority across topics and formats.

The position is full-time and located at our global headquarters in Holzminden, Germany, or Rennes, France, with responsibility to translate complex topics into stakeholder‑oriented stories and to coordinate

Qualifikationen

• 8-15 years' experience in communications.
• Outstanding writing and editing skills in English.
• Strong strategic skills and understanding of products, creation of compelling stories, and business frameworks.
• Proven ability to combine precision, judgement and storytelling on complex topics.
• Credibility and confidence in senior, cross-functional environments.
• Strong ability to work effectively under pressure.
• Fluent English and German required, French is a strong plus.

Aufgaben

• Owns the editorial leadership for all major communication projects.
• Translates complex topics into clear, accessible and stakeholder-oriented narratives, aligned with the Group's corporate storyline.
• Serves as the primary editorial interface with the business, ensuring alignment on disclosures, interpretation of requirements, approval logic and key messages.
• Defines and upholds editorial standards, narrative frameworks, templates and style guidelines for the content across formats and channels.
• Orchestrate internal contributors, providing clear editorial direction and quality control.
• Continuously improve storytelling narratives by integrating stakeholder feedback and best practices.

Kenntnisse

Editorial leadership

Stakeholder storytelling

Regulatory alignment

Cross-functional collaboration

English writing

Jobbeschreibung

Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances and flavors, cosmetic active ingredients as well as functional ingredients. Its customers include perfume, cosmetics, food and beverage manufacturers, the pharmaceutical industry and producers of dietary supplements and pet food.

With sales of around €4.9 billion in the 2025 financial year, the company is one of the world's leading providers. The Group, headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, has more than 100 locations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Asia, the USA and Latin America.

Together with its customers, Symrise develops new ideas and market-ready concepts for products that form an indispensable part of everyday life. Economic success and corporate responsibility are inextricably linked.

Symrise - always inspiring more...

Your Role

The Senior Editor (m/f/d) holds end-to-end editorial ownership of the Group's corporate narrative and shapes how communication projects are explained, contextualized and made meaningful for priority stakeholders, ensuring accuracy, compliance and narrative coherence across all mandatory and voluntary disclosures.
The position acts as the editorial authority, bridging regulatory requirements, strategic messaging and high editorial standards and combines strong editorial judgement, strategic thinking, and hands‑on writing excellence.
This position is a fulltime position to be located at our global headquarter in Holzminden, Germany or Rennes, France.

• Owns the editorial leadership for all major communication projects.
• Translates complex topics into clear, accessible and stakeholder-oriented narratives, aligned with the Group's corporate storyline.
• Serves as the primary editorial interface with the business, ensuring alignment on disclosures, interpretation of requirements, approval logic and key messages.
• Defines and upholds editorial standards, narrative frameworks, templates and style guidelines for the content across formats and channels.
• Orchestrate internal contributors, providing clear editorial direction and quality control.
• Continuously improve storytelling narratives by integrating stakeholder feedback and best practices.

Your Profile

• 8-15 years' experience in communications
• Outstanding writing and editing skills in English
• Strong strategic skills and understanding of products, creation of compelling stories, and business frameworks
• Proven ability to combine precision, judgement and storytelling on complex topics
• Credibility and confidence in senior, cross-functional environments
• Strong ability to work effectively under pressure
• Fluent English and German required, French is a strong plus

Our Offer

Become part of our open and transparent culture. It will give you the opportunity to flourish and to develop inspiring experiences that contribute to the health and well‑being of consumers in 160 countries around the world. Putting our employees in the focus fuels our strong company growth above market rates and makes us an excellent place to develop your career.

Come join us and embark on a fascinating journey with Symrise.