
Hi. I'm Ethan Swords
For the past seventeen years, I’ve helped organizations communicate through broadcast, digital, live, and audience-facing experiences. What began as a fascination with filmmaking evolved into a broader interest in how organizations build trust, create understanding, and inspire action.
Building a Communication
Ecosystem for a Historic Institution
FBC Columbia 2025 - Present
Leading communication systems supporting broadcast, digital, live, and television audiences across multiple states.
From One Commercial to a
Fifteen-Year Partnership
Columbia International Festival
How a single television commercial evolved into fifteen years of creative leadership across advertising, communications, media, and technology.
Creating Trust Through Storytelling
Pawmetto Lifeline
Exploring how mission-driven communication helps audiences understand and support meaningful work.
Building Communication Capacity Without Adding Complexity
Cinematic Technologies
A communication model designed to help organizations strengthen communication without expanding organizational complexity.