:root {
    --ink: #0D0D0D;
    --ink2: #3A3A38;
    --ink3: #808078;
    --paper: #F5F4EF;
    --white: #FFFFFF;
    --rule: #D8D6CF;
    --brand: #526ab2;
    --navy2: #323272;
    --navy-dark: #252e4d;
    --navy-tint: #EEEEF8;
    --gold: #C8A84B;
    --gold-tint: #FBF7EC;
    --serif: 'Fraunces', Georgia, serif;
    --sans: 'DM Sans', system-ui, sans-serif;
    --max: 1200px;
    --gutter: 2.5rem;
}

body {
    font-family: var(--sans);
    color: var(--ink);
    background: var(--white);
    -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
    overflow-x: hidden
}

/* ─── TOPBAR ─── */
.topbar {
    background: var(--brand);
    padding: .5rem var(--gutter);
    overflow: hidden
}

.ticker-wrap {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto
}

.ticker-label {
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
    white-space: nowrap;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    padding-right: 1.5rem;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
    margin-right: 1.5rem
}

.ticker-track {
    display: flex;
    gap: 3rem;
    animation: ticker 32s linear infinite;
    white-space: nowrap
}

.ticker-track span {
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5)
}

@keyframes ticker {
    0% {
        transform: translateX(0)
    }

    100% {
        transform: translateX(-50%)
    }
}

/* ─── NAV ─── */
nav {
    background: var(--white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    position: sticky;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 200;
    padding: 0 var(--gutter)
}

.nav-inner {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    height: 68px;
    gap: 2rem
}

.nav-logo {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.3125rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--brand);
    text-decoration: none;
    letter-spacing: -.02em
}

.nav-logo span {
    font-weight: 300;
    font-style: italic
}

.nav-links {
    display: flex;
    gap: .125rem;
    list-style: none
}

.nav-links a {
    font-size: .8125rem;
    color: var(--ink2);
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: 500;
    padding: .375rem .7rem;
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition: background .12s, color .12s
}

.nav-links a:hover {
    background: var(--paper);
    color: var(--brand)
}

.nav-cta {
    background: var(--brand);
    color: #fff;
    padding: .5rem 1.125rem;
    border-radius: 5px;
    font-size: .8375rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: background .15s
}

.nav-cta:hover {
    background: var(--navy2)
}

/* ─── BREADCRUMB ─── */
.breadcrumb {
    background: var(--white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: .875rem var(--gutter)
}

.bc-inner {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .5rem;
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: var(--ink3)
}

.bc-inner a {
    color: var(--ink3);
    text-decoration: none
}

.bc-inner a:hover {
    color: var(--brand)
}

.bc-sep {
    opacity: .4
}

.bc-current {
    color: var(--ink2);
    font-weight: 500
}

/* ─── HERO ─── */
.hero {
    background: var(--paper);
/*    padding: 6.5rem var(--gutter) 0;*/
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative
}

/* angled accent line */
.hero::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 0;
    width: 40%;
    height: 3px;
    background: linear-gradient(to left, var(--gold), transparent)
}

.hero-inner {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 380px;
    gap: 6rem;
    align-items: end
}

.hero-left {
    padding-bottom: 5.5rem
}

.hero-badge {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .625rem;
    background: var(--brand);
    border-radius: 100px;
    padding: .35rem 1rem .35rem .5rem;
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .04em;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7);
    margin-bottom: 2rem
}

.hero-badge-dot {
    width: 7px;
    height: 7px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold);
    animation: pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

@keyframes pulse {

    0%,
    100% {
        opacity: 1
    }

    50% {
        opacity: .3
    }
}

.hero h1 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(30px, 55px, 60px);
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1.02;
    letter-spacing: -.04em;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: 1.75rem
}

.hero h1 em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--brand)
}

.hero-sub {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    color: var(--ink2);
    line-height: 1.82;
    font-weight: 300;
    max-width: 520px;
    margin-bottom: 2.5rem
}

.hero-btns {
    display: flex;
    gap: .75rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.btn-navy {
    background: var(--brand);
    color: #fff;
    padding: .75rem 1.625rem;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: .9375rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .4rem;
    transition: background .15s
}

.btn-navy:hover {
    background: var(--navy2)
}

.btn-out {
    border: 1.5px solid var(--rule);
    color: var(--ink);
    padding: .725rem 1.5rem;
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-size: .9375rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: all .15s
}

.btn-out:hover {
    border-color: var(--brand);
    color: var(--brand)
}

/* hero right — mission block */
.mission-block {
    background: var(--navy-dark);
    border-radius: 14px 14px 0 0;
    padding: 2.5rem 2.25rem
}

.mb-label {
    font-size: .65rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3);
    margin-bottom: 1.375rem
}

.mb-text {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .65);
    line-height: 1.72;
    margin-bottom: 1.75rem
}

.mb-text strong {
    font-style: normal;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff
}

.mb-stats {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .5rem;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .08);
    padding-top: 1.5rem
}

.mb-stat {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: baseline;
    padding: .5rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .05)
}

.mb-stat:last-child {
    border-bottom: none
}

.mb-n {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.375rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: #fff;
    letter-spacing: -.04em
}

.mb-l {
    font-size: .8rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
    font-weight: 300
}

/* ─── SHARED ─── */
.sec {
    padding: 5.5rem var(--gutter)
}

.wrap {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto
}

.eyebrow {
    font-size: .7rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--brand);
    margin-bottom: .875rem
}

.display {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(1.875rem, 3.75vw, 3rem);
    font-weight: 900;
    letter-spacing: -.035em;
    line-height: 1.1;
    color: var(--ink)
}

.display em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--brand)
}

/* ─── WHY WORK WITH US ─── */
.why-bg {
    background: var(--white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule)
}

.why-layout {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
    gap: 7rem;
    align-items: start
}

.why-left .display {
    margin-bottom: 1.375rem
}

.why-left p {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    color: var(--ink2);
    line-height: 1.82;
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 1rem
}

.why-left p strong {
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 600
}

.why-proof {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .5rem;
    margin-top: 2rem
}

.proof-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
    background: var(--paper);
    border-radius: 8px;
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    transition: border-color .18s
}

.proof-row:hover {
    border-color: var(--brand)
}

.proof-n {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: var(--brand);
    letter-spacing: -.04em;
    line-height: 1;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    min-width: 3.5rem
}

.proof-body strong {
    display: block;
    font-size: .875rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: .2rem
}

.proof-body p {
    font-size: .8375rem;
    color: var(--ink2);
    line-height: 1.55;
    font-weight: 300
}

/* why right — three differentiators */
.why-right {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule)
}

.wr-item {
    padding: 2rem 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
    display: flex;
    gap: 1.25rem;
    align-items: flex-start;
    transition: padding-left .18s
}

.wr-item:hover {
    padding-left: .5rem
}

.wr-icon {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    border-radius: 9px;
    background: var(--navy-tint);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    margin-top: .125rem
}

.wr-icon svg {
    width: 15px;
    height: 15px;
    stroke: var(--brand);
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 2;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round
}

.wr-item h4 {
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -.01em;
    margin-bottom: .4rem
}

.wr-item p {
    font-size: .875rem;
    color: var(--ink2);
    line-height: 1.7;
    font-weight: 300
}

/* ─── VALUES ─── */
.vals-bg {
    background: var(--navy-dark)
}

.vals-inner {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 5.5rem var(--gutter)
}

.vals-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
    gap: 7rem;
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: 4.5rem
}

.vals-head .eyebrow {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3)
}

.vals-head .display {
    color: #fff
}

.vals-sub {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-weight: 300
}

/* 2×2 grid values */
.vals-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 1px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
    border-radius: 12px;
    overflow: hidden
}

.val-card {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .03);
    padding: 2.5rem 2.25rem;
    transition: background .18s;
    cursor: default
}

.val-card:hover {
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .07)
}

.val-icon-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .875rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.375rem
}

.val-icon {
    width: 38px;
    height: 38px;
    border-radius: 9px;
    background: rgba(200, 168, 75, .1);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

.val-icon svg {
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    stroke: var(--gold);
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 2;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round
}

.val-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: #fff;
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    line-height: 1.2
}

.val-card p {
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
    line-height: 1.72;
    font-weight: 300
}

/* ─── CULTURE VALUES (superhero) ─── */
.culture-bg {
    background: var(--paper);
    border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule)
}

.culture-inner {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 5.5rem var(--gutter)
}

.culture-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
    gap: 7rem;
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: 4.5rem
}

.culture-head .display {
    margin-bottom: 0
}

.culture-sub {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    color: var(--ink2);
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-weight: 300
}

.culture-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 1.5rem
}

.culture-card {
    background: var(--white);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 12px;
    padding: 2rem 1.75rem;
    transition: all .18s;
    cursor: default
}

.culture-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--brand);
    transform: translateY(-4px)
}

.cc-num {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 2.5rem;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: rgba(37, 37, 96, .06);
    letter-spacing: -.06em;
    line-height: 1;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem
}

.culture-card h3 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.125rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -.02em;
    line-height: 1.25;
    margin-bottom: .625rem
}

.culture-card p {
    font-size: .875rem;
    color: var(--ink2);
    line-height: 1.68;
    font-weight: 300
}

/* ─── OPENINGS ─── */
.open-bg {
    background: var(--white);
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule)
}

.open-inner {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 5.5rem var(--gutter)
}

.open-head {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 5fr 7fr;
    gap: 7rem;
    align-items: end;
    margin-bottom: 4rem
}

.open-head .display {
    margin-bottom: 0
}

.open-sub {
    font-size: 1.0625rem;
    color: var(--ink2);
    line-height: 1.75;
    font-weight: 300
}

.open-grid {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .75rem
}

.open-card {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding: 1.75rem 2rem;
    border: 1.5px solid var(--rule);
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: var(--white);
    transition: all .18s;
    cursor: default
}

.open-card:hover {
    border-color: var(--brand);
    background: var(--navy-tint)
}

.open-card:hover .open-apply {
    background: var(--brand);
    color: #fff;
    border-color: var(--brand)
}

.open-left {
    flex: 1
}

.open-role {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
    letter-spacing: -.025em;
    margin-bottom: .375rem
}

.open-meta {
    display: flex;
    gap: 1rem;
    flex-wrap: wrap
}

.open-tag {
    font-size: .75rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink3);
    background: var(--paper);
    border: 1px solid var(--rule);
    padding: .2rem .625rem;
    border-radius: 100px
}

.open-apply {
    font-size: .8375rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--brand);
    border: 1.5px solid var(--brand);
    padding: .5rem 1.125rem;
    border-radius: 6px;
    text-decoration: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    transition: all .18s;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

/* wildcard row */
.open-wildcard {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 2rem;
    padding: 1.5rem 2rem;
    border: 1.5px dashed var(--rule);
    border-radius: 10px;
    margin-top: .5rem
}

.ow-text h4 {
    font-size: .9375rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--ink);
    margin-bottom: .2rem
}

.ow-text p {
    font-size: .875rem;
    color: var(--ink3);
    font-weight: 300
}

.ow-link {
    font-size: .8375rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--brand);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1.5px solid rgba(37, 37, 96, .25);
    padding-bottom: .1rem;
    transition: all .15s;
    white-space: nowrap;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

.ow-link:hover {
    border-color: var(--brand)
}

/* ─── APPLY FORM ─── */
.apply-bg {
    background: var(--navy-dark);
    padding: 6rem var(--gutter)
}

.apply-inner {
    max-width: var(--max);
    margin: 0 auto;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 7rem;
    align-items: start
}

.apply-left .eyebrow {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3)
}

.apply-left h2 {
    font-family: var(--serif);
    font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
    font-weight: 900;
    color: #fff;
    letter-spacing: -.04em;
    line-height: 1.08;
    margin-bottom: 1.25rem
}

.apply-left h2 em {
    font-style: italic;
    font-weight: 300;
    color: var(--gold)
}

.apply-left p {
    font-size: .9375rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .45);
    line-height: 1.82;
    font-weight: 300;
    margin-bottom: 2rem
}

.apply-perks {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .625rem
}

.perk-row {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: .875rem;
    font-size: .9rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6)
}

.perk-dot {
    width: 6px;
    height: 6px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background: var(--gold);
    flex-shrink: 0;
    opacity: .6
}

.apply-form {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: .75rem
}

.af-row {
    display: flex;
    gap: .75rem
}

.af-inp {
    flex: 1;
    padding: .8125rem 1rem;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: .9375rem;
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
    outline: none;
    transition: border .2s
}

.af-inp:focus {
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35)
}

.af-inp::placeholder {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3)
}

.af-select {
    flex: 1;
    padding: .8125rem 1rem;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: .9375rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
    outline: none;
    appearance: none;
    cursor: pointer
}

.af-select option {
    background: #1a1d40;
    color: #fff
}

.af-textarea {
    width: 100%;
    padding: .8125rem 1rem;
    border: 1.5px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, .12);
    border-radius: 6px;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: .9375rem;
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
    outline: none;
    resize: none;
    height: 120px;
    transition: border .2s
}

.af-textarea:focus {
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35)
}

.af-textarea::placeholder {
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3)
}

/* upload zone */
.af-upload {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 1rem;
    padding: 1rem 1.25rem;
    border: 1.5px dashed rgba(255, 255, 255, .15);
    border-radius: 6px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: border-color .2s
}

.af-upload:hover {
    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .35)
}

.af-upload-icon {
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
    border-radius: 7px;
    background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .07);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    flex-shrink: 0
}

.af-upload-icon svg {
    width: 15px;
    height: 15px;
    stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
    fill: none;
    stroke-width: 2;
    stroke-linecap: round;
    stroke-linejoin: round
}

.af-upload-label strong {
    display: block;
    font-size: .875rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6)
}

.af-upload-label span {
    font-size: .75rem;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3)
}

.af-submit {
    background: var(--gold);
    color: var(--navy-dark);
    padding: .8125rem 2rem;
    border-radius: 6px;
    border: none;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: .9375rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    cursor: pointer;
    align-self: flex-start;
    transition: opacity .15s
}

.af-submit:hover {
    opacity: .88
}

/* ─── ANIM ─── */
.fu {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(22px);
    transition: opacity .6s ease, transform .6s ease
}

.fu.vis {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none
}

.fd2 {
    transition-delay: .1s
}

.fd3 {
    transition-delay: .2s
}

/* ─── RESPONSIVE ─── */
@media(max-width:1024px) {

    .hero-inner,
    .why-layout,
    .vals-head,
    .culture-head,
    .open-head,
    .apply-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 3rem
    }

    .culture-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr
    }

    .vals-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
        gap: 2.5rem
    }
}

@media(max-width:768px) {
    :root {
        --gutter: 1.25rem
    }

    nav .nav-links {
        display: none
    }

    .hero {
        padding: 4rem var(--gutter) 0
    }

    .sec {
        padding: 4rem var(--gutter)
    }

    .hero-right {
        display: none
    }

    .culture-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .footer-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr
    }

    .af-row {
        flex-direction: column
    }

    .open-card {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 1rem
    }

    .open-wildcard {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 1rem
    }
}