First, I conducted an audit of the current system to understand how Polaris worked and map out key  workflows our users go through on a daily basis. Privileged to work closely with our own Disney employees, I conducted user research via 1:1 interviews to understand their specific work tasks, pain-points, needs, goals, current challenges, and future use cases associated with content management using Polaris. 

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Additionally, I met with multiple product owners and engineering teams to research the backend search function and metadata attributes linked to different types of content media. Understanding the underlying system from upstream and downstream product teams helped me to find a solution that leverages the existing resources to integrate filters in a way that preserves Polaris's current search functionalities, which would avoid disrupting existing user workflows.

The new design, which was named Consolidated Set Search, allowed the system to generate more and better results quicker. Editors no longer have to find each content individually by searching for the title, instead, they can generate multiple desired results in one search. This design has drastically reduced the repetitive work by reducing the number of keyword entries in one programing. To prepare for integrating other new streaming platforms, we approached this project with scalability in mind. The new design components introduced in this project were reused across other content management tools. The design was presented to  the VP of Product Design, who commended on its reusability and flexibility to generate a more powerful search. In early 2021, the Consolidated Set Search feature was launched and is currently live in all environments.