ernyst connects students with local work, with employers paying the fees
A neighbor who needs a dog walked or furniture moved can post the task on ernyst, a marketplace built around UC Berkeley students looking for work that fits their schedules. The business puts its fees on the hiring side, leaving students without a platform deduction from their earnings.
A campus-centered marketplace
ernyst serves Berkeley and the Bay Area. Its task categories include tutoring, pet care, yard work and other short projects. The company also advertises a Davis service aimed at UC Davis students. Its student-built service is designed around work that can fit alongside classes, rather than requiring a fixed shift.
That focus gives the marketplace a defined group of potential workers and a local reason for customers to use it: access to students for jobs that may not justify a permanent hire.
Who pays for the match
At Berkeley, ernyst says students sign up with a berkeley.edu email address and apply for gigs. Customers describe a task, set a budget and choose among applicants using their profiles and ratings. The email check is ernyst's stated campus-verification method; it is not an independent assessment of a student's skills.
ernyst says students pay no platform fee. For employers, it lists a 10% platform fee and a 3% payment-processing fee on top of the student's payment. According to the company, payment is preauthorized when a customer accepts a student, then released through Stripe after the work is completed and rated.