Building the
Everfi Way

My role: Principal Product Designer • Everfi K12

Product & Systems

EverFi was producing world-class educational content, but the design org itself was running on chaos. Every contractor brought their own build style, every file was structured differently, and stakeholders had to relearn where a project started, where it ended, and what "done" meant every time they opened a new file.
Before I built anything, I listened. I shadowed designers, sat with project managers and stakeholder leads, and followed the work through development to see where things actually broke down.
What came out of that was a unified workflow across all three product teams: a rebuilt component library with the redundancies stripped out, and a simple three-stage process, lo-fi with Learning Experience and dev, visual production with the design team, hi-fi for final handoff. Clear ownership at every stage, no more guessing where a file stood.
The results: timelines dropped from six weeks to four. Team efficiency rose 25%. Handoff went from a coin flip to pixel-perfect every time.

Chaos, before. Five designers, five different build habits, and a chain of handoffs where nobody could tell you where a file stood. Every new person who touched a project had to stop and re-figure out the last person's structure before they could move forward.

That web is what I inherited on day one. Every designer worked differently, and every handoff meant someone losing time just orienting themselves to a stranger's file structure. I realized the fix wasn't a better template, it was a shared way of working that made re-figuring-out unnecessary in the first place.


Chaos, before. Five designers, five different build habits, and a chain of handoffs where nobody could tell you where a file stood. Every new person who touched a project had to stop and re-figure out the last person's structure before they could move forward.

That web is what I inherited on day one. Every designer worked differently, and every handoff meant someone losing time just orienting themselves to a stranger's file structure. I realized the fix wasn't a better template, it was a shared way of working that made re-figuring-out unnecessary in the first place.


Getting everyone onto the same system took real buy-in. I worked with the library team to build a dedicated component set for our builds and set a standard pattern every designer would follow. Old habits don't break on their own, it was a hard shift at first, but it's what turned three inconsistent workflows into one predictable one.

Getting everyone onto the same system took real buy-in. I worked with the library team to build a dedicated component set for our builds and set a standard pattern every designer would follow. Old habits don't break on their own, it was a hard shift at first, but it's what turned three inconsistent workflows into one predictable one.

The bigger win wasn't just speed on this one product. Those patterns became the blueprint every EverFi product team builds from now, less guesswork, less variation, and a system that outlasted the project it was built for.

The bigger win wasn't just speed on this one product. Those patterns became the blueprint every EverFi product team builds from now, less guesswork, less variation, and a system that outlasted the project it was built for.

ABOUT

Jason Reyna
Principal Product Designer

At EverFi, I run design and motion for a learning platform millions of K-12 and adult students use, built with partners like Google, the NFL, and Intuit. I built the design system that cut production time by a third, hired and directed the animation team that turned static courses into something people actually want to click through, and led the redesign that stopped renewals from sliding.

Before that, I spent seven years as Digital Design Director at Tombras, running a multidisciplinary team across product, UX, and digital for clients like Freightliner, Lodge Cast Iron, and Coca-Cola. Lodge's redesign drove a 112% jump in online sales. Freightliner's relaunch grew YOY sales 21.7% and picked up Best Tech honors at CES.

I still care about the work at the pixel level. I just don't think that's in conflict with leading a team. The best directors I've worked with could get in the weeds when it mattered and knew when to get out of the way. That's the balance I bring.

RECOGNITION

2020

Webby Honoree

Corporate Communication: LodgeCastIron.com

2017

Addy Awards Gold Addy

Best of Interactive: NHTSA No Big Deal

2015

Addy Awards Gold Addy

Digital Advertising: Moonpie.com

2012

Cannes Lions Silver Award

Promo & Activation: Human Preservation Project

2011

THEA Award

Award Alternate Reality Experience Flynn Lives

© 2026 Jason Reyna. All rights reserved.

© 2026 Jason Reyna. All rights reserved.

ABOUT

Jason Reyna
Principal Product Designer

At EverFi, I run design and motion for a learning platform millions of K-12 and adult students use, built with partners like Google, the NFL, and Intuit. I built the design system that cut production time by a third, hired and directed the animation team that turned static courses into something people actually want to click through, and led the redesign that stopped renewals from sliding.

Before that, I spent seven years as Digital Design Director at Tombras, running a multidisciplinary team across product, UX, and digital for clients like Freightliner, Lodge Cast Iron, and Coca-Cola. Lodge's redesign drove a 112% jump in online sales. Freightliner's relaunch grew YOY sales 21.7% and picked up Best Tech honors at CES.

I still care about the work at the pixel level. I just don't think that's in conflict with leading a team. The best directors I've worked with could get in the weeds when it mattered and knew when to get out of the way. That's the balance I bring.

RECOGNITION

2020

Webby Honoree

Corporate Communication: LodgeCastIron.com

2017

Addy Awards Gold Addy

Best of Interactive: NHTSA No Big Deal

2015

Addy Awards Gold Addy

Digital Advertising: Moonpie.com

2012

Cannes Lions Silver Award

Promo & Activation: Human Preservation Project

2011

THEA Award

Award Alternate Reality Experience Flynn Lives

ABOUT

Jason Reyna
Principal Product Designer

At EverFi, I run design and motion for a learning platform millions of K-12 and adult students use, built with partners like Google, the NFL, and Intuit. I built the design system that cut production time by a third, hired and directed the animation team that turned static courses into something people actually want to click through, and led the redesign that stopped renewals from sliding.

Before that, I spent seven years as Digital Design Director at Tombras, running a multidisciplinary team across product, UX, and digital for clients like Freightliner, Lodge Cast Iron, and Coca-Cola. Lodge's redesign drove a 112% jump in online sales. Freightliner's relaunch grew YOY sales 21.7% and picked up Best Tech honors at CES.

I still care about the work at the pixel level. I just don't think that's in conflict with leading a team. The best directors I've worked with could get in the weeds when it mattered and knew when to get out of the way. That's the balance I bring.

RECOGNITION

2020

Webby Honoree

Corporate Communication: LodgeCastIron.com

2017

Addy Awards Gold Addy

Best of Interactive: NHTSA No Big Deal

2015

Addy Awards Gold Addy

Digital Advertising: Moonpie.com

2012

Cannes Lions Silver Award

Promo & Activation: Human Preservation Project

2011

THEA Award

Award Alternate Reality Experience Flynn Lives

© 2026 Jason Reyna. All rights reserved.

We use cookies to improve your experience. By continuing, you agree to our cookie policy.