Investment Writer Job at American Century Investments in Kansas City

About Us

American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities, fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments. We are privately controlled and independent, focusing solely on investment management. We direct over 40% of our profits each year—more than $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. All 1,400 employees worldwide are inspired by the impact of our work.

Role Summary

We are seeking an Investment Writer to produce actionable insights that help clients make better investment decisions and increase brand recognition. As part of the Investment Communications team, you will work with portfolio, marketing, and sales teams to create fund commentaries, website articles, and thought leadership. This hybrid position is based in Kansas City, Missouri. No visa sponsorship is available; applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Develop annual content strategy in partnership with investment, marketing and sales teams.
• Create diverse content—short‑form digital articles, white papers and presentations—to support the client journey.
• Ensure content includes a strong call to action relevant to individual investors, financial advisors and institutional investors.
• Collaborate with the editorial team to optimize content for search engines.
• Work with the compliance team to ensure fair, balanced information and appropriate disclosures.
• Communicate project status to stakeholders.

What You Bring To The Team (Required)

• Three+ years of professional writing experience.
• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, English or related field.
• Exceptional writing and data interpretation skills.
• Strong interest in economics, financial markets, investment concepts and the asset‑management industry.
• Motivated self‑starter who can conduct research, prioritize, organize, follow through and meet deadlines.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, AI Applications, SharePoint).
• Demonstrates American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous & Accountable, Collaborative, Curious & Adaptable, Competitively Driven.

The above statements are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package with bonus plan.
• Generous PTO and competitive benefits.
• 401(k) with 5% company match and annual performance‑based discretionary contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement, formal mentorship program, and live and online learning.

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. We strive to provide reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions. We encourage people of all backgrounds to join our mission. If you require reasonable accommodation for any aspect of the recruitment process, please send a request to HR‑Talent_Acquisition@americancentury.com. All accommodation requests will be handled as confidentially as practicable.

American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.