What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Proposal Writer position at American Century Investments?
Our Firm
American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.
Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct over 40% of our profits every year—more than $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.
All 1,400 of us across the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you.
Role Summary
The Associate Proposal Writer will support the RFP Team in working directly with U.S. and Global Business Development and Consultant Relations teams to respond to requests for proposals and questionnaires. This role will be focused on the intake of new requests, the formatting of response documents, building templates, and responding to questions using the team’s content database (RocketDocs). You will collaborate closely with other writers on the team, internal subject matter experts, sales, and client service to complete requests for proposal (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs). This role is key to effectively communicating our investment strategies and expertise to the marketplace.
This hybrid position will be based out of our Kansas City, MO office.
How You Will Make an Impact
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.
American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.
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.
American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager with over 65 years of experience helping a broad base of clients achieve their financial goals. Our expertise spans global equities and fixed income, multi-asset strategies, ETFs, and private investments.
Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. But there’s an unexpected side to us, too. We direct over 40% of our profits every year—more than $2 billion since 2000—to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Our ongoing financial support drives the Institute’s breakthrough work and mission of defeating life-threatening diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s. So, the better we do for our clients, the more we can do for everyone.
All 1,400 of us across the globe are inspired every day by the unique difference our hard work can make in so many lives. It shows in the curiosity we bring to every initiative, the deep relationships we build with our clients, and the way we treat each other in the hallway. If you’re excited to learn more about us, we can’t wait to learn more about you.
Role Summary
The Associate Proposal Writer will support the RFP Team in working directly with U.S. and Global Business Development and Consultant Relations teams to respond to requests for proposals and questionnaires. This role will be focused on the intake of new requests, the formatting of response documents, building templates, and responding to questions using the team’s content database (RocketDocs). You will collaborate closely with other writers on the team, internal subject matter experts, sales, and client service to complete requests for proposal (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs). This role is key to effectively communicating our investment strategies and expertise to the marketplace.
This hybrid position will be based out of our Kansas City, MO office.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Perform initial preparation of response documents and populate basic responses using RocketDocs.
- Work with the team’s Knowledge Management Consultant, who oversees RocketDocs, to learn and execute template development and content updating.
- Support lead writers by pulling required attachments and loading responses to online platforms that we use to submit projects.
- Build relationships with all areas of the firm: Investment Management, Legal, Finance, Compliance, Operations, Human Resources, Client (Sales), and Product to build and maintain articulate, accurate, and relevant firm and product responses.
- 3-5 years of experience writing and editing customer-facing content.
- Aptitude for learning new software programs and interest in supporting the team in building automated processes.
- Strong process and project management skills; able to balance multiple projects within timelines while producing quality work.
- Excellent attention to detail, grammar, spelling, and proofreading skills.
- Builds positive relationships with internal and external business partners and exhibits professional maturity and judgment.
- Works independently as well as within a team.
- Analytical ability to synthesize information and summarize issues.
- Knowledge of (or aptitude for quickly learning) American Century’s investment management capabilities (and growing areas of focus – ETFs, Sustainable Investing, UCITs, etc.).
- High proficiency in Microsoft Office products, primarily Word and Excel.
- BA/BS in related field (English, Business, Economics, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Journalism, Communications).
- Demonstrates the American Century Investments Winning Behaviors: Client Focused, Courageous and Accountable, Collaborative, Curious and Adaptable, Competitively Driven, Adheres to the highest ethical standards and business practices, and Supports a culture of compliance.
- Investment management industry experience preferred.
- Understand investment management theories and practices (preferred) and be able to articulate them clearly.
- Experience with RocketDocs or similar content management systems is preferred.
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.
American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.
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.
American Century Proprietary Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
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