"Steve is an extraordinary talent with no creative boundaries. He is a consummate professional and a brilliant designer with a limitless knowledge base. In addition to being the creative force behind AMIT Magazine, Steve also has the unique gift of crafting innovative marketing and creative solutions always with an eye toward revenue generation. In the current market this is a extremely rare talent."

Steve Raia is a highly talented designer and an exceptionally capable manager and director. I've had the privilege of working with him and his team for six years. His own work is always aesthetically pleasing, clear, fresh, and interesting. And it's always delivered on or ahead of deadline. As an art director, he recruits brilliant designers (unerringly, I might add) who are always eager to contribute and motivated to deliver the best work, every time. Consulting and brainstorming with Steve on creative projects is an absolute joy. His work exceeds expectations consistently. Any creative team would be well-served with Steve as a colleague or manager.

I've worked with Steve Raia for 8 years, and he is one of the most talented, dedicated and knowledgeable creative directors I've met in my career. Steve is a team player: He works closely with editorial and production people on a variety of projects--print, digital, websites, etc. Steve shares his ideas and listens to what others have to say. He cares about his work and always strives to do the best job possible. I can't say enough good things about Steve.

Steve is one of the finest creative directors and department managers I have worked with over the course of my career. He has a sharp eye for what captures people's attentions in graphics, document design and presentations. And he has a keen ability to aptly manage people and projects.

Over the 5+ years I worked with Steve, never once did he falter. A consummate professional, he managed an overwhelming number of often complicated or last minute requests with a calm, can-do attitude, came back regularly with ideas and solutions, and continuously turned out high-end work that made our marketing materials pop. Without a doubt, he would be an asset to any company

"Steve is an extremely talented individual who’s a truly an innovative idea man. I partnered with him at UBM on a brand website redesign and it was the most streamlined web project I’ve ever worked on.  His leadership led me to recruit him for freelance work and eventually to hire him at Questex, during an extremely challenging time, where he reined in and managed a very antiquated and chaotic department, both effortlessly and with no addition budget required.  There’s no doubt Steve is talented, but he’s also a strong leader who knows how to build and run a solid, productive team.  Not to mention a great person to have in the office."

"Steve is a talented, creative manager who worked for me for over two years as an effective and engaging manager for our awesome team at UBM's Design Central agency. Steve brought innovative and efficient solutions to every project, a keen understanding of the goals and objectives of clients, and contributed to expanding the variety of offerings within our digital product portfolio. Steve connected well with our team, his peers, managers, and clients—bringing a mix of humor, professionalism, collaboration, and design ingenuity, that contributed significantly to enhancing our corporate culture and business success."