  Self-assembly is one of the crucial mechanisms allowing to design
multifunctional materials. Soft hybrid materials contain components of
different nature and exhibit competitive interactions which drive
self-organisation into structures of a particular function. Here we demonstrate
a novel type of a magnetic hybrid material where the molecular tilt can be
manipulated through a delicate balance between the topologically-assisted
colloidal self-assembly of \rev{magnetic nanoparticles} and the anisotropic
molecular interactions in a liquid crystal matrix.
