Barbering is one of the oldest trades there is. The way barbers find work, and the way shops find barbers, is one of the most broken.
A skilled barber in London or Auckland who wants to build a life in Australia has no real way to line up a chair before they get on the plane. An Australian shop owner with a chair to fill is stuck on generic job boards that were never built for this trade. Both sides are trying to solve the same problem, and neither can see the other.
Key takeaways
- BarberRise is a job platform built only for barbers and barbershops
- Barbers can secure Australian work before they relocate
- Shops hire verified talent, locally or from across the Commonwealth
- Community and practical education are included, not extra
We are not a general job board
We are not Seek. We are not Indeed. Those platforms are built to do a little of everything for everyone, which means they do nothing especially well for our trade. A barber is not a row in a spreadsheet of ten thousand unrelated jobs.
BarberRise does one thing: it connects the world's barbers with Australian barbershops, and helps local barbers and shops find each other too.
Moving to Australia to cut hair? Your licences, portfolio and references travel with your BarberRise profile, so a shop can see your work before you have even landed.
Built on trust, both ways
A marketplace only works if both sides trust it. Barbers provide valid licences and certifications. Shops are verified through ABN checks and references. Nobody is guessing.
These are pre-launch registrations of interest, not measured results. We would rather tell you the honest number than invent a flashy one.
More than jobs
Finding work is the start. Staying sharp is the rest of it. Every membership includes practical education, from advanced fades to Australian payroll and Fair Work basics for shop owners, and a community of people who have already made the moves you are planning.
Join the BarberRise waitlist
Be first in when we launch across Australia.
Where we are headed
We are launching across Australia first, with international barbers able to secure work before they relocate. If that sounds like the platform you have been waiting for, you are exactly who we built it for.
Built only for barbers and barbershops
Join the waitlist and be first in when we launch. Early members lock in 10% off launch pricing.
Get early accessFrequently asked questions
Who is BarberRise for?
Barbers looking for work in Australia, and Australian barbershops hiring locally or from across the Commonwealth. We are built only for the barbering trade.
How much does it cost?
Pricing is confirmed at launch and will be less than the generic job boards and recruitment agencies barbershops use today. Early members lock in 10% off launch pricing.
BarberRise
The team building Australia's job platform for barbers and barbershops.