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Eleventh Hour Games · 3 weeks ago

Lead Level Designer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
date5+ years exp
Eleventh Hour Games is a fast growing studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs. As a Lead Level Designer, you will shape the environments and player experiences for Last Epoch, guiding a team of designers to create compelling levels that balance gameplay flow and narrative integration.
Digital MediaTelecom & CommunicationsGamingDigital EntertainmentInternetVideo Games

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow a team of level designers, fostering collaboration and professional development
Drive the creative vision and execution of levels, ensuring they support gameplay, narrative, and artistic goals
Work closely with environment artists, narrative designers, and systems designers to deliver cohesive experiences
Review and provide feedback on level layouts, encounter balance, and worldbuilding consistency
Ensure all levels meet performance, quality, and accessibility standards
Contribute hands-on to level blockouts, encounter scripting, and gameplay prototyping
Establish and refine level design workflows, pipelines, and best practices for scalability and efficiency
Collaborate with production to scope, schedule, and track level design deliverables
Advocate for player experience, ensuring levels feel engaging, rewarding, and true to the vision of the game

Qualification

Level designEncounter designPlayer progressionUnityUnreal EngineGameplay prototypingLevel design toolsLevel design workflowsNarrative integrationVisual storytelling

Required

5+ years of professional level design experience in the game industry, with at least 2+ years in a lead or senior design role
Track record of shipping at least one title in a senior or leadership capacity
Understanding of encounter design, pacing, and player progression
Experience working with level design tools in engines such as Unity or Unreal
Collaborative mindset with experience guiding cross-disciplinary teams (art, design, and engineering)
Communication and documentation skills in a remote-first environment
Problem-solving and organizational skills

Preferred

Familiarity with ARPGs, live-service pipelines, and multi-team collaboration

Company

Eleventh Hour Games

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Eleventh Hour Games is a gaming company and serves in the entertainment industry that offers a video game named Last Epoch.
dateFounded in 2017
location
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://eleventhhour.games

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
2025-07-25Acquired

Leadership Team

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Alex Reese
Chief Operating Officer
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Recent News

PC Gamer
Last Epoch players turn on the action RPG for announcing a paid DLC class, tanking its Steam reviews: 'go play Path of Exile instead'
2025-11-28
PC Gamer
Despite Krafton ownership, Last Epoch dev won't charge for its first expansion and isn't pivoting to AI: 'To be clear, our development approach is not changing'
2025-11-26
PC Gamer
As Krafton evolves into an 'AI-first company', the boss of the recently acquired Last Epoch studio says he doesn't think the 'doom and gloom' is warranted
2025-11-14
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