Senior Level Designer
Eleventh Hour Games
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Eleventh Hour Games is open to applicants from South Africa. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
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 titleLast Epoch,we are moving fast into the next round of adventure!
THE OPPORTUNITY:
As a Senior Level Designer at Eleventh Hour Games, you will craft engaging, memorable, and replayable environments that define the player experience. You'll take ownership of level design from concept to polish, creating gameplay spaces that balance flow, combat rhythm, and visual storytelling.You'll collaborate closely with design, art, and engineering teams to bring the world of Last Epoch to life, building spaces that challenge, reward, and inspire players. This role requires both strong creative instincts and technical understanding of modern game engines and tools.RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a Senior Level Designer at Eleventh Hour Games, you will craft engaging, memorable, and replayable environments that define the player experience. You'll take ownership of level design from concept to polish, creating gameplay spaces that balance flow, combat rhythm, and visual storytelling.You'll collaborate closely with design, art, and engineering teams to bring the world of Last Epoch to life, building spaces that challenge, reward, and inspire players. This role requires both strong creative instincts and technical understanding of modern game engines and tools.
* Design, prototype, and implement levels that deliver strong gameplay loops, pacing, and player progression.
* Collaborate with environment art, narrative, and systems design teams to ensPlease mention the word **EXCELLED** and tag RMTA3LjE3OC4xOTIuMTAx when applying to show you read the job post completely (#RMTA3LjE3OC4xOTIuMTAx). This is a beta feature to avoid spam applicants. Companies can search these words to find applicants that read this and see they're human.
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Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
Even without a listed salary, international remote roles typically pay 2-3x more than equivalent local positions in South Africa due to the exchange rate advantage.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Eleventh Hour Games
Eleventh Hour Games is a company in the unity industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 6 open positions on Hirezar. View all Eleventh Hour Games jobs →