Fubo Mobile Video Player
This project set out to address user frustrations with in-app video playback and redesign a mobile video player that had gone without meaningful updates for years — with the goal of improving usability and delivering a more visually refined experience.
My role
Lead Product Designer
Design year
2026
Director Al Lucca
Product Designer Chloe Park
My role & contributions
As the sole designer on this project, I drove the process from early discovery through developer handoff — including leading competitive research, synthesizing UXR findings, and iterating on design candidates with stakeholder input. Currently in development ahead of launch.
Design process
1. Discovery & Fubo assessment
2. User behavior & pain point analysis
3. User goal definition
4. Problems & opportunity framing
5. Design iteration
6. Proposal & final design
7. Design tokens & specs
8. Results & impact
Problem
The Fubo video player had critical usability issues with seeking across all platforms, driving video player–related app store ratings down to 1.9/5.0, signaling the need for a full player overhaul
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Discovery & Fubo assessment
A competitive review of player UI and controls across YouTube, Netflix — alongside a direct assessment of Fubo's current mobile experience.
User behavior & pain point analysis
Synthesized findings from UXR-led user testing to identify mobile user behaviors and pain points in the video player experience.
User goal definition
Defined user goals based on observed behaviors and pain points to guide design decisions for the mobile video player.
Problems & opportunities framing
Translated user pain points and user goal into clearly defined problems and design opportunities to frame the solution space.
Design iteration
Iterated on layout and control clarity across orientations to land on the strongest mobile video player solution.
Final design
A refined mobile video player with improved button clarity, consistent layout across orientations, and a more polished visual experience.
Design tokens and specs
After finalizing the design, tokenized all layouts and UI elements required to support the design system.
Currently in development, launching Q2 2026.
Received strong positive feedback from stakeholders across product and engineering.
Results & impact
