“Reid brought a new level of professionalism to Paste as managing editor, helping manage every little detail. He also had a great eye for engaging stories, continuously brought new talent into our pages and wrote many excellent pieces himself.”
— Josh Jackson, editor-in-chief, Paste magazine

“Reid Davis was exceedingly mindful of our goals, relationships, and deadlines at Risen magazine. He was a superb manager of matching writers with subject, photographers with talent, and making sure that we got to the printer on time.”
— Steve Beard, former editor-in-chief, Risen magazine

"It is a little intimidating to write a recommendation for someone like Reid Davis who is a true wordsmith. Not only is Reid a fantastic writer but he does a superb job of understanding his subject from an objective perspective. There are few people I know that I would rather work with."
— Will Hinton, owner, Good Will Hinton

“I brought Reid on to the Risen team to help tighten up and professionalize the editorial team and processes. He quickly corralled the cats and re-established the brand's presence with publicists and writers. Nearly instantaneous improvement in internal editorial processes were seen. Reid saved the day.”
— Nick Purdy, owner, On The Square Media

“As a contributing writer to Paste, I found Reid to be an extremely supportive, professional and versatile editor. He has a strong talent for developing story ideas, gives clear assignments, knows exactly what will work for a story and what won't and he has a keen editorial eye. Most of all, he works closely with a writer to ensure that edits to a piece make sense and make it the best story it can be.”
— Sarah Schmelling, author, Ophelia Joined The Group Maidens Who Don't Float: Classic Lit Signs On To Facebook and freelance writer (Spin, Salon, Washington Post, Variety, etc.)

"As a contributing writer to Paste magazine, I always enjoyed having my work edited by Reid. If changes were ever made to what I had written, they were always changes I agreed with or changes that made the piece stronger. Reid made great choices for the section of the magazine he edited, choosing excellent material for his writers to cover. In each assignment, he exhibited exceptional taste, and a peculiar knack for understanding what Paste readers would find interesting... even if it was a band, trend or artist that had not yet been discovered. Excellent journalistic style, very fair in his approach to managing other people, super at choosing subjects to cover, Reid Davis truly is a tastemaker!"
— Brent Dey, owner, CopyWrite Inc.