Arthur Bijur
President, Executive Creative Director
Cliff Freeman & Partners
New York, USA

A native New Yorker, Arthur grew up constantly being reminded that his grandfather was the genius who invented Father's Day as a way to sell cigars. So, with that inspiration and advertising irrefutably in his blood, Arthur started his career at Dancer Fitzgerald Sample where he became the youngest Creative Director in the agency's 40 year history. There, he created award winning campaigns for clients including Wendy's, Peter Paul Cadbury and Philips Lighting. Advertising Age magazine featured him as one of ÒAdvertising's 100 Best and Brightest under 40Ó.

In 1987, Arthur became one of the founding partners of Cliff Freeman & Partners. His work has helped make brands famous and successful. The Little Caesars campaign he worked on for 10 years was hailed as one of the Òbest of the decadeÓ and in 2001, Staples, another long-standing award winning client, was inducted into the AMA's Marketing Hall of Fame.

Arthur has received hundreds of advertising accolades, including Andy's, One Show pencils, Cannes Lions, Clios, and Effies and his work has received Òbest campaign of the yearÓ honors. Under his creative direction, the agency has garnered 7 Mercury awards including the Grand Prize twice. The agency has received the 4A's John O'toole award for creativity 3 times and was runner up 4. Arthur has twice been featured as one of Adweek's All-Stars. Arthur has taught at The School of Visual Arts and has served on numerous award boards.