Introducing Unjumble 1.0: Reimagining how Australia works with freelance talent
We believe great work lives around the corner. Now, for the first time, there’s a marketplace built for it. Say hello to Unjumble 1.0.
TL;DR:
- Unjumble 1.0 is live today: The first full version of the freelance marketplace Australia actually needs. Onboarding, briefs, chat, milestones, payments, reviews, all in one place, all built for local work.
- Every marketing discipline in one place: From web dev and UX to design, motion, photography, videography, social media content, Google Analytics and more.
- 300+ vetted Aussie freelancers already on the platform: Sign up in under two minutes. Post a gig in five. Get to work.
- Local-first by design: ABN and Australian mobile required to join. No filter you tick later, no second-guessing who's on the other end of the email.
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Every year, Australian businesses send hundreds of millions of dollars offshore to find marketing talent. Not because they want to, but because there is no easy local alternative.
Meanwhile, some of the best marketers in the country (strategists, designers, copywriters, video editors, performance specialists) are sitting just down the road, ready to work.
That gap is what we’re here to close.
Every year, Australian businesses send hundreds of millions of dollars offshore to find marketing talent. Not because they want to, but because there is no easy local alternative.
Now, I know what you're thinking, but we outsource to save money. Fair. But when we chatted to Aussie businesses, we heard the same story again and again: poor experiences, work that missed the mark, and ending up paying twice to get it done right.
When we started Unjumble, we were the ones trying to hire. We know what it’s like to chase a brief across 47 emails, three tools and two time zones, then pay a stranger halfway around the world and hope for the best. We know what it’s like on the other side too, good freelancers undercut by a bidding race they never signed up for.
Today, with 300+ freelancers on board and the full platform live, we're stepping into our next era — one place to connect, collaborate, and see the job through from brief to final payment. And we are only getting warmed up.
What makes Unjumble different
We are built side-by-side with Australian freelancers. Not only is our branding, character design and more completed by real Aussie freelancers. Every feature, every flow, shaped by the people who actually use it. We’ve had proper chats with over 40+ of you and DM’d about 600+ more (appreciate every bit of feedback).
We are local as the starting point. Most platforms cast the widest possible net and ask you to filter down. Unjumble starts local, and stays there. ABN and an Australian mobile to join. Not a box you tick later.
Dark mode first. A love letter to the designers, marketers and devs who actually live there. It stands out. On purpose. The rest of the internet, especially marketplaces, are a blinding white mess and we didn't want to look like them. (Light mode fans, don't worry, we'll have you covered down the track.)
Without further ado we are excited to welcome you to Unjumble…
What Unjumble 1.0 can do
Here's what's live in Unjumble 1.0, a pretty damn good starting point if you ask us.
Hopefully you'll agree.
Two-minute onboarding
Sign-up takes less time than making a coffee. ABN, mobile, a few details, done. No 40-field form, no jumping through hoops.
Portfolios and business profiles
Freelancers: Show off the work, add a bit of personality, and collect verified reviews from past gigs as you go. Businesses: Share the key info a freelancer needs to hit the ground running. The rest can happen in chat.
Five-minute gig posting
Posting a gig takes under five minutes. Simple prompts do the heavy lifting, so you don't have to stare at a blank page figuring out what to write.
Browse the gig board
Freelancers can browse open gigs by category, dig into the details, see how others have responded, and decide what's worth pitching for. No pressure, no algorithm pushing you around.
Secure milestone payments
Every payment runs securely through Stripe. Clients fund each milestone up front, it's locked until the work's signed off, then it releases once both sides are happy. Simple, safe, no chasing.
Milestone flow
Gigs get broken into milestones, agreed on by both sides up front. Small job? A couple of milestones. Bigger project? More. Each one has its own deliverables and gets approved before the next kicks off. Keeps everyone honest without anyone having to nag.
One chat, one workspace
Every gig gets its own home. Chat with your freelancer or business, share files, approve milestones, revisit the brief. All in one thread, attached to the gig itself. No jumping between Slack, Gmail, Drive and a dozen email chains. Work shouldn't live across four apps.
In platform notifications
Nothing falls through the cracks. In platform notifications pop up for new messages, milestone requests, approvals and it is all surfaced where the work is happening. On platform, no hunting through email. No missed deadlines.
Dashboards that actually help
One screen that tells you what's happening across all your gigs: outstanding work, earnings, what needs chasing. Whether you're a freelancer juggling three projects or a business running five briefs, you shouldn't need ten tabs open to keep track. Same deal either way.
What's next
This is 1.0 for a reason.
We've got a big list…some we'll share, some we're keeping quiet for now. More categories. Better tools for repeat clients. Smarter matching. And a very specific take on how AI should work alongside freelancers, not replace them.
Want to come along for the ride? Jump on Mike's Substack or follow us on LinkedIn. When we're not heads down in product or out talking to businesses and freelancers, we'll make sure you're the first to know.
Try for yourself
We started Unjumble because we kept seeing the same thing: Aussie businesses going offshore for work that could've been done brilliantly by someone down the road.
Unjumble 1.0 is us doing something about it. Local talent, local businesses, connected directly.
If you're a small business sick of the offshore chaos, we're ready for you. Same goes if you're a freelancer sick of the race to the bottom.
Post a gig. Sign up. Both take less than five minutes.
Can't wait to see what you build with it.
Gigs, kept local. Starting now.
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