Hello! I'm Nick Christie, founder and creative director of FCS Studio. I design with purpose, delivering deliberate visual communication tailored to each client's brand. In my previous roles I built and scaled brands and creative teams, directed campaigns, and collaborated with clients to translate strategy into engaging visual identities.…

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Hello! I'm Nick Christie, founder and creative director of FCS Studio. I design with purpose, delivering deliberate visual communication tailored to each client's brand. In my previous roles I built and scaled brands and creative teams, directed campaigns, and collaborated with clients to translate strategy into engaging visual identities.…

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Hello! I’m Nick Christie, founder and creative director of FCS Studio. I design with purpose, delivering deliberate visual communication tailored to each client’s brand.

In my previous roles I built and scaled brands and creative teams, directed campaigns, and collaborated with clients to translate strategy into engaging visual identities.

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Work Experience

Founder / Creative Director at FCS Studio
January 1, 2015 - November 10, 2025
Design with purpose. We create purposeful and deliberate visual communication tailored exclusively to our clients’ brands.
Creative Brand Manager at Tilted Kilt Franchise Operating, LLC.
December 31, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Grew brand from 13 stores, to 127 across the US & Canada. Create asset organization system and creative request process. Management of internal creative team. Manage marketing vendor relationships, project management of internal and external marketing asset development. Directed 7 Tilted Kilt calendar shoots.
Art Director at NCompass International
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2011
Art director overseeing creative direction for campaigns and brand visuals across global markets. Collaborated with teams and clients to deliver impactful design.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Visual Communication at Collins College of Design
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2004

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Industry Experience

Retail, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other
    paper Planted Provisions

    Planted Provisioning is a metro Detroit-based medical and recreational cannabis dispensary. They are locally owned and operated, with strong community involvement.

    I was tasked with creating a friendly, visually appealing brand that coincided with the small-town, Whitmore Lake, MI community. Planted did not want cliche pot leaves — but instead opted for a more approachable identity that lent well to signage, messaging and a variety of merchandise opportunities.