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FashionTech Recruitment Solutions

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Innovating Fashion Through Technology & Talent

FashionTech Recruitment Experts for Digital-First Apparel Brands

At Live Digital, we connect FashionTech innovators with exceptional talent across digital retail, AI personalisation, e-commerce, and supply chain optimisation. Our recruitment expertise supports the technology reshaping how fashion is designed, produced, sold, and experienced.

73%

Repeat Clients

2:1 CV to Interview Ratio

Trusted by SaaS businesses – from scaling start-ups to established market leaders

Bridging fashion creativity with technology-driven recruitment

Why Choose Live Digital for FashionTech Recruitment

FashionTech sits at the crossroads of design, commerce, data, and digital innovation. From virtual fitting rooms to AI-driven forecasting and sustainable supply chain technology, the sector requires talent that understands both the artistry of fashion and the complexity of advanced digital systems. Live Digital specialises in connecting FashionTech businesses with professionals who can elevate product experience, operational efficiency, and business growth.

  • Strong understanding of FashionTech, eCommerce, and RetailTech recruitment
  • Multi-disciplinary network across digital product, engineering, marketing, and operations
  • Experience supporting fashion SaaS platforms, DTC brands, and innovation-led retailers
  • Insight-driven hiring aligned with brand identity, consumer behaviour, and digital growth
  • Boutique recruitment service focused on precision, discretion, and strategic alignment

The Rise of FashionTech: Reinventing the Style & Shopping Experience

FashionTech is redefining the global fashion ecosystem. No longer limited to aesthetics and trends alone, the modern fashion industry blends creativity with data science, automation, eCommerce, sustainability technologies, and immersive experiences.

Innovation in FashionTech spans areas such as:

 

  1. AI-powered trend forecasting

  2. personalised recommendations and styling engines

  3. digital product passports and transparency tools

  4. 3D design and virtual garment sampling

  5. supply chain traceability and sustainability analytics

  6. digital showrooming and virtual try-on (AR)

  7. apparel manufacturing automation

  8. marketplace optimisation and multi-channel commerce

  9. mobile-first retail experiences

With rising sustainability expectations, conscious consumption, rapid fulfilment demands, and a push for tighter inventory control, FashionTech businesses need talent who understand the entire journey — from design to delivery.

UK FashionTech Activity Across Key Regions (Paragraph Format)

 

The UK’s FashionTech sector thrives across multiple creative and digital regions. London leads the landscape, home to luxury fashion houses, digital-first brands, styling platforms, fashion rental companies, and advanced AI-driven retail innovators. Neighbourhoods such as Shoreditch, Hackney, Peckham, and Camden are hotspots for start-ups blending creativity with deep technology.

 

Manchester is one of the UK’s strongest fashion and eCommerce hubs, with large online retailers and technology-led fashion operations driving innovation in data, logistics, and digital marketing. Liverpool also contributes through apparel supply chains, retail media, and creative-led digital commerce.

 

Across the Midlands — particularly Birmingham, Derby, and Nottingham — FashionTech activity intersects with garment manufacturing heritage, sustainability research, and digital product development. Meanwhile, the South East — including Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire — supports eCommerce fashion brands, fulfilment innovation, and DTC apparel businesses.

 

In Scotland, Edinburgh and Glasgow host digital agencies, analytics platforms, and emerging sustainable FashionTech businesses. The growing fashion resale, circular economy, and digital wardrobe sectors also attract talent to these areas. 

Our Specialist Expertise

FashionTech requires a uniquely hybrid set of skills. At Live Digital, we recruit across the full FashionTech ecosystem, from engineering to creative optimisation. Technology roles include software developers, full-stack engineers, platform specialists, and mobile developers who build high-performance digital shopping experiences, garment simulation tools, and eCommerce integrations. FashionTech businesses also require data specialists — including data scientists, analysts, and AI/ML engineers — who can interpret behavioural patterns, forecast trends, optimise demand planning, and drive personalisation engines.

 

On the product and UX side, we support hiring for product managers, product owners, and user experience designers who craft seamless digital journeys aligned with brand identity and consumer psychology. These roles are critical in enabling personalised shopping, virtual try-on functionality, and conversion-focused user experiences. Marketing and growth roles are also vital to FashionTech businesses, which often rely heavily on paid media, influencer partnerships, CRM, lifecycle marketing, brand storytelling, and performance analysis to scale rapidly.

 

Operationally, modern fashion requires specialists in supply chain optimisation, sustainability analytics, inventory control, merchandising technology, logistics coordination, virtual sampling, and manufacturing digitalisation. These professionals help brands improve efficiency, reduce stock waste, and adopt more sustainable, transparent processes. Additionally, FashionTech increasingly intersects with eCommerce marketplaces, requiring marketplace specialists, partnership managers, and commercial strategists.

 

This multi-disciplinary expertise ensures that FashionTech organisations can build products, processes, and experiences that meet the demands of modern consumers and a rapidly evolving digital commerce landscape.

The Value We Bring to Your Hiring Strategy

Fashion + Technology Understanding

 

We understand both the creative and technical sides of FashionTech — enabling us to source candidates who balance brand-led thinking with digital performance.

Customer-Centric Hiring

 

We prioritise candidates who understand fashion consumers — those who combine empathy, data, and mobile-first thinking to improve experience, conversion, and loyalty.

Access to Hybrid Digital Talent

 

FashionTech demands rare combinations of skills: creative direction with data literacy, product expertise with trend forecasting, or AI knowledge with retail experience. We specialise in recruiting these hybrid profiles.

Boutique, High-Attention Support

 

As a solo consultancy run by Jacob, Live Digital offers personalised recruitment support from start to finish, ensuring alignment, clarity, and consistency throughout every search.

SaaS & eCommerce Expertise

 

Many FashionTech platforms operate as SaaS products, and many fashion brands rely on headless commerce and modular architecture. We recruit talent who understand these environments.

Key Areas of FashionTech Innovation

1. AI Trend Forecasting

Predictive analytics and machine learning models shape inventory planning and product decisions.

 

2. Virtual Try-On & 3D Garment Technology

AR, 3D modelling, and digital sampling tools reduce returns and improve customer confidence.

 

3. Sustainable FashionTech

Transparency platforms, digital product passports, textile recycling technology, and emission-tracking systems.

 

4. Personalisation & Styling Engines

AI-powered recommendations, outfit builders, and real-time personalisation that enhance customer experience.

 

5. Supply Chain & Inventory Automation

Smart warehousing, demand forecasting, RFID tracking, and automated replenishment systems.

 

6. Social Commerce & Influencer Technology

Creator-led commerce, shoppable video, social marketplace integrations, and multi-channel tracking.

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Partner with Live Digital

Fashion is no longer just about design — it’s about data, sustainability, digital identity, and next-generation consumer experiences. FashionTech sits at the centre of this evolution, enabling brands to innovate across product creation, fulfilment, personalisation, and engagement. Live Digital helps FashionTech and digital-first fashion brands secure exceptional talent across engineering, product, data, and marketing — the people who drive measurable growth and build intelligent, user-centered retail experiences. Whether you’re building a virtual try-on platform, scaling a DTC brand, developing AI forecasting tools, or transforming supply chain efficiency, we support your hiring with expertise, clarity, and a boutique, relationship-focused approach. Let’s shape the future of FashionTech together.

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    FAQs – FashionTech Recruitment Made Simple

    Answers to the questions founders, hiring managers, and HR teams ask us most.

    What roles do you recruit for in FashionTech?

    Engineering, product, data, UX, marketing, commercial, and operational roles across digital fashion and emerging apparel technology.

    London, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hertfordshire, Surrey, and Kent.

    Yes — from early-stage digital fashion platforms to enterprise-level global retailers.

    Absolutely — sustainability, supply chain tech, and inventory optimisation are key recruitment areas.

    A boutique consultancy led by Jacob offering accuracy, sector insight, and a personalised recruitment partnership.

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