Event Planner: High-Impact Corporate & Client Events

American Century Investments; Kansas City (MO); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Generous PTO

401k with match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

American Century Investments seeks an experienced Event Planner to support the planning and execution of client, corporate, and employee events from our Kansas City, MO office. You will work with the Events team on on‑site execution, registration, vendor coordination, and post‑event activities for high‑profile programs including the American Century Championship.

The role requires a collaborative, detail‑oriented professional with at least five years of event experience, strong organizational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in event management, hospitality, marketing, communications, business, or a related field.
• At least five years of experience supporting meetings, events, hospitality programs, marketing initiatives, client programs, or related projects.
• Strong organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple assignments, deadlines and changing priorities.
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to proofread materials and maintain accurate event information.
• A collaborative, client‑focused approach when working with senior planners, internal partners, vendors, event staff, and attendees.

Responsibilities

• Support event planning and execution: assist senior event planners with client, corporate, and employee events, including marquee American Century Championship.
• Coordinate event details: track timelines, deliverables, approvals, and logistics across departments.
• Manage registration activities: maintain registration websites, monitor registrations, and prepare reports.
• Assist with guest communications: draft invitations, confirmations, reminders, itineraries, and updates.
• Coordinate hotel and transportation needs: manage rooming lists and transportation schedules.
• Support vendor and venue coordination: collect proposals, organize vendor information, and communicate updates.
• Maintain event documentation: organize files, contracts, invoices, and post‑event materials.
• Support budget administration: track expenses, reconcile invoices, and maintain supporting budget docs.

Skills

Event planning

Vendor coordination

Registration management

Budget management

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in event management or related field

Tools

Cvent

Salesforce

Workfront

Microsoft Office

Job description

American Century Investments seeks an experienced Event Planner to support the planning and execution of client, corporate, and employee events from our Kansas City, MO office. You will work with the Events team on on‑site execution, registration, vendor coordination, and post‑event activities for high‑profile programs including the American Century Championship.

The role requires a collaborative, detail‑oriented professional with at least five years of event experience, strong organizational