Senior Level Designer

Location: Remote

Department: Game Design

Eleventh Hour Games is a fast growing studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs. We value open communication, close-knit teamwork, and opportunity for ownership and growth! Our mission is to gather and empower the next generation of creators to forge extraordinary games. Extraordinary games build passionate communities, which create passionate people. Passionate people turn into next year's creators. With our breakout title Last Epoch, we are moving fast into the next round of adventure!

THE OPPORTUNITY:

• Design, prototype, and implement levels that deliver strong gameplay loops, pacing, and player progression.
• Collaborate with environment art, narrative, and systems design teams to ensure cohesive worldbuilding and gameplay integration.
• Develop layouts and encounter designs that align with the game’s combat systems, enemy AI, and player abilities.
• Apply player feedback, analytics, and iteration to refine level flow, difficulty, and readability.
• Optimize levels for performance, accessibility, and scalability across multiple platforms.
• Ensure levels meet artistic, design, and technical quality standards throughout development.
• Contribute to documentation, feedback sessions, and ongoing refinement of the level design pipeline.
• Mentor mid-level and junior designers, helping maintain consistency and design excellence across the team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 4+ years of professional level design experience in the game industry.
• Proven track record of shipping at least one title as a level designer.
• Understanding of encounter design, pacing, and environmental storytelling.
• Proficiency with modern game engines and level design tools such as Unreal or Unity.
• Familiarity with gameplay scripting and event systems.
• Communication, documentation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.
• Ability to balance creative vision with technical constraints and production timelines.
• Familiarity with ARPGs, live-service pipelines, and multi-team collaboration.

PREFERENCES:

• Experience with ARPG or action-combat-driven games.
• Understanding of procedural design tools and modular environment workflows.
• Interest in mentoring and contributing to team best practices.
• Passion for player experience and iterative design grounded in gameplay feel.

Reasonable Accommodation

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