Join the World of CIBI
Who We Are
CIBI is a lifestyle concept brand connecting design, food, and everyday living between Australia and Japan.
Founded in Melbourne in 2008 by Meg and Zenta Tanaka, CIBI began with a simple idea: to make people happy through the everyday lifestyle we create.
Since 2008, CIBI has continued to explore design, food, and everyday living through hospitality, retail, workshops, exhibitions, cultural projects, and spaces that bring people together.
Today, CIBI continues to grow across Australia and Japan through experiences shaped by curiosity, care, creativity, and human connection.
Our Philosophy
At CIBI, we often speak about Head, Hands, and Heart — a philosophy that shapes how we think, create, and care.
Head
Curiosity, perspective, and thoughtful intention.
Hands
Making, refining, and bringing ideas into reality.
Heart
Warmth, hospitality, human connection, and care for people and everyday experiences.
CIBI only feels like CIBI when Head, Hands, and Heart are in balance.
This balance shapes our culture, our decisions, and the way we work together.
Working at CIBI
Working at CIBI can be rewarding, challenging, creative, and deeply collaborative.
We care deeply about:
- hospitality
- communication
- teamwork
- quality
- curiosity
- contribution
- care for people
- continuous learning and growth
Many people who thrive at CIBI are naturally thoughtful, proactive, curious, and open to learning.
We are not looking for perfection.
But we do value people who genuinely want to contribute, grow, and help create meaningful experiences for others.
At CIBI, learning often happens through real experience — through responsibility, collaboration, reflection, problem-solving, and trying new things.
The work can sometimes be demanding, and we care deeply about people who are willing to support each other, communicate openly, and continue improving together.
A Different Kind of Workplace
At CIBI, hospitality, retail, grocery, design, and culture exist side by side within the same everyday environment.
Even if someone joins through hospitality or retail, they are constantly surrounded by different ideas, disciplines, products, people, and ways of thinking.
This unique mix often creates unexpected moments of learning, curiosity, collaboration, and discovery.
Some people begin in hospitality and develop an interest in design.
Some start in retail and grow into leadership.
Others become involved in workshops, creative projects, operations, or food development over time.
At CIBI, growth is not only about titles.
It is also about building confidence, creativity, communication, perspective, and capabilities beyond your original role.
Who Thrives at CIBI
People who thrive at CIBI are often:
- genuinely enjoy making people happy
- care about everyday experiences
- are naturally curious
- value teamwork and contribution
- want to continue learning and growing
- care about quality and details
- are thoughtful, proactive, and open-minded
- feel excited by the idea of building something meaningful together
Experience matters.
But curiosity, attitude, care for people, and openness to growth matter just as much.
People Stories
Every person’s experience at CIBI is different.
Some come for a short chapter and end up building a long-term future.
Others discover new interests, strengths, and opportunities through working across different parts of the CIBI world.
Some people begin in hospitality and develop an interest in design.
Some start in retail and grow into leadership.
Others become involved in workshops, creative projects, operations, or food development over time.
Over time, we hope to continue sharing stories from people across the CIBI team in both Australia and Japan.
Opportunities at CIBI
Most people begin their journey at CIBI through hospitality, kitchen, retail, or grocery — the everyday environments that form the heart of the CIBI experience.
At the same time, working at CIBI often means being surrounded by design, culture, workshops, exhibitions, and creative projects that exist alongside the day-to-day operation of the business.
As CIBI continues to grow across Australia and Japan, opportunities may continue to evolve across different parts of the wider CIBI world.
Open positions will be shared below when available.
PT Barista and Section Waiter at CIBI Cafe Restaurant and Coffee Bar
Melbourne, VIC | Full-Time Part-Time | Start June 2026
