Modernize /about/team layout + add 9 SD-generated persona portraits + dot-form email helper

Automated persistence of 2026-05-30 session changes. See infrastructure_audit/ for context.

src/app/about/team/page.tsx

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ interface OpsPersona {
   email: string | null;
   phone: string | null;
   extension: string | null;
+  avatar_url: string | null;
 }
 
 export default async function TeamPage() {
@@ -60,9 +61,9 @@ export default async function TeamPage() {
   );
   const { data: opsData } = await sbOps
     .from("personas")
-    .select("id, display_name, role, email, phone, extension")
+    .select("id, display_name, role, email, phone, extension, avatar_url")
     .eq("active", true)
-    .in("id", ["chloe", "riley"]);
+    .in("id", ["chloe", "jeff", "riley"]);
   const ops = (opsData || []) as OpsPersona[];
 
   const displayBeat = (p: Persona) =>
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ export default async function TeamPage() {
   // are set up centrally; this is the authoring address surfaced to readers.
   const editorialEmail = (p: Persona): { user: string; domain: string } | null => {
     if (!p.slug) return null;
-    return { user: p.slug, domain: "broadcastbeat.com" };
+    return { user: p.slug.replace(/-/g, "."), domain: "broadcastbeat.com" };
   };
 
   const splitEmail = (email: string): { user: string; domain: string } | null => {
@@ -95,82 +96,152 @@ export default async function TeamPage() {
       <div className="max-w-container mx-auto px-4 py-12 text-[#e5e7eb]">
         <div className="lg:grid lg:grid-cols-[1fr,300px] lg:gap-10">
           <main>
-            <header className="mb-8 border-b border-[#252525] pb-6">
+            {/* Hero */}
-              <div className="text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[var(--color-text-info,#60a5fa)] mb-2">
+            <header className="relative overflow-hidden rounded-xl mb-10 border border-[#1a1f2a] bg-gradient-to-br from-[#0d1118] via-[#0b0f17] to-[#0d1118]">
-                Broadcast Beat
+              <div className="absolute inset-0 opacity-[0.04] bg-[radial-gradient(ellipse_at_top_right,#d60701,transparent_60%)]" aria-hidden />
+              <div className="relative px-6 py-10 sm:px-10 sm:py-14">
+                <div className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#ff5a55] mb-3">
+                  <span className="w-6 h-px bg-[#d60701]" />
+                  Broadcast Beat &middot; editorial
+                </div>
+                <h1 className="font-serif text-4xl md:text-5xl lg:text-6xl font-bold tracking-tight leading-tight">
+                  The team behind every byline
+                </h1>
+                <p className="mt-4 text-[#9ca3af] text-base md:text-lg max-w-2xl leading-relaxed">
+                  Beats covered by trained AI personas working under house style, plus the
+                  business and support people who keep things moving.
+                </p>
               </div>
-              <h1 className="font-serif text-4xl md:text-5xl font-bold tracking-tight">Editorial team</h1>
-              <p className="mt-3 text-[#9ca3af] text-base">
-                Staff journalists by beat — a mix of human reporters and trained AI personas operating under house style.
-              </p>
             </header>
 
-            <ul className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-5">
+            {/* Editorial team — three-col grid on desktop, larger portraits */}
-              {team.map((p) => (
+            <section className="mb-14">
-                <li key={p.slug} className="rounded border border-[#252525] bg-[#0b0f17] p-5 flex gap-4 hover:border-[var(--color-text-info,#60a5fa)]/60 transition-colors">
+              <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between mb-5">
-                  {p.avatar_url && (
+                <h2 className="font-serif text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">Editorial</h2>
-                    <img
+                <span className="text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-[#6c7686]">
-                      src={p.avatar_url}
+                  {team.length} {team.length === 1 ? "writer" : "writers"}
-                      alt={p.name}
+                </span>
-                      width={64}
+              </div>
-                      height={64}
-                      className="rounded-full border border-[#252525] flex-shrink-0"
-                    />
-                  )}
-                  <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-                    <h2 className="font-serif text-lg font-semibold">{p.name}</h2>
-                    {(p.beat || p.slug === "ryan-salazar") && (
-                      <div className="text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--color-text-info,#60a5fa)] mt-0.5">
-                        {displayBeat(p)}
-                      </div>
-                    )}
-                    {p.bio && <p className="text-sm text-[#9ca3af] mt-2 leading-relaxed">{p.bio}</p>}
-                    {(() => {
-                      const e = editorialEmail(p);
-                      if (!e) return null;
-                      return (
-                        <p className="text-xs text-[#9ca3af] mt-2">
-                          <ObfuscatedEmail user={e.user} domain={e.domain} className="hover:text-[#60a5fa]" />
-                        </p>
-                      );
-                    })()}
-                  </div>
-                </li>
-              ))}
-            </ul>
 
-            {ops.length > 0 && (
+              <ul className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-5">
-              <>
+                {team.map((p) => {
-                <header className="mt-12 mb-6 border-b border-[#252525] pb-4">
+                  const e = editorialEmail(p);
-                  <h2 className="font-serif text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">Accounts &amp; support</h2>
+                  return (
-                  <p className="mt-2 text-[#9ca3af] text-sm">
+                    <li
-                    For billing, accounts receivable, vendor onboarding, and general support questions — these are the people to reach.
+                      key={p.slug}
-                  </p>
+                      className="group relative rounded-xl border border-[#1a1f2a] bg-[#0b0f17] p-5 hover:border-[#d60701]/50 hover:shadow-[0_0_0_1px_rgba(214,7,1,0.15)] transition-all"
-                </header>
+                    >
-                <ul className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-5">
+                      {/* Top accent */}
-                  {ops.map((p) => (
+                      <div className="absolute top-0 left-5 right-5 h-px bg-gradient-to-r from-transparent via-[#d60701]/40 to-transparent opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity" aria-hidden />
-                    <li key={p.id} className="rounded border border-[#252525] bg-[#0b0f17] p-5 flex gap-4 hover:border-[var(--color-text-info,#60a5fa)]/60 transition-colors">
+
-                      <div className="w-16 h-16 rounded-full border border-[#252525] flex-shrink-0 bg-[#1a1a1a] flex items-center justify-center font-serif font-bold text-xl text-[#60a5fa]">
+                      <div className="flex items-start gap-4">
-                        {initials(p.display_name)}
+                        {p.avatar_url ? (
+                          <a href={`/authors/${p.slug}`} className="flex-shrink-0">
+                            <img
+                              src={p.avatar_url}
+                              alt={p.name}
+                              width={96}
+                              height={96}
+                              className="w-24 h-24 rounded-full border-2 border-[#1a1f2a] group-hover:border-[#d60701]/40 transition-colors object-cover"
+                            />
+                          </a>
+                        ) : (
+                          <div className="w-24 h-24 rounded-full border-2 border-[#1a1f2a] bg-[#141a25] flex items-center justify-center font-serif font-bold text-2xl text-[#6c7686] flex-shrink-0">
+                            {initials(p.name)}
+                          </div>
+                        )}
+                        <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+                          <a href={`/authors/${p.slug}`} className="block hover:underline">
+                            <h3 className="font-serif text-xl font-bold leading-tight">{p.name}</h3>
+                          </a>
+                          {(p.beat || p.slug === "ryan-salazar") && (
+                            <div className="inline-block mt-1.5 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-sm bg-[#d60701]/10 border border-[#d60701]/25 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-[#ff6b66]">
+                              {displayBeat(p)}
+                            </div>
+                          )}
+                        </div>
                       </div>
+
+                      {p.bio && (
+                        <p className="text-sm text-[#aab1bd] mt-4 leading-relaxed line-clamp-4">
+                          {p.bio}
+                        </p>
+                      )}
+
+                      {e && (
+                        <div className="mt-4 pt-4 border-t border-[#1a1f2a] flex items-center justify-between text-xs">
+                          <ObfuscatedEmail
+                            user={e.user}
+                            domain={e.domain}
+                            className="text-[#aab1bd] hover:text-[#ff6b66] font-mono"
+                          />
+                          <a
+                            href={`/authors/${p.slug}`}
+                            className="text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-[#6c7686] hover:text-[#ff6b66]"
+                          >
+                            View →
+                          </a>
+                        </div>
+                      )}
+                    </li>
+                  );
+                })}
+              </ul>
+            </section>
+
+            {/* Operations — denser layout */}
+            {ops.length > 0 && (
+              <section>
+                <div className="flex items-baseline justify-between mb-5">
+                  <h2 className="font-serif text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold tracking-tight">
+                    Accounts &amp; support
+                  </h2>
+                  <span className="text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-[#6c7686]">
+                    {ops.length} {ops.length === 1 ? "contact" : "contacts"}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+                <p className="text-[#9ca3af] text-sm mb-5 max-w-2xl">
+                  For billing, accounts receivable, vendor onboarding, sales, and
+                  general support questions — these are the people to reach.
+                </p>
+
+                <ul className="grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-4">
+                  {ops.map((p) => (
+                    <li
+                      key={p.id}
+                      className="rounded-xl border border-[#1a1f2a] bg-[#0b0f17] p-5 flex gap-4 hover:border-[#d60701]/40 transition-colors"
+                    >
+                      {p.avatar_url ? (
+                        <img
+                          src={p.avatar_url}
+                          alt={p.display_name}
+                          width={80}
+                          height={80}
+                          className="w-20 h-20 rounded-full border-2 border-[#1a1f2a] flex-shrink-0 object-cover"
+                        />
+                      ) : (
+                        <div className="w-20 h-20 rounded-full border-2 border-[#1a1f2a] flex-shrink-0 bg-[#141a25] flex items-center justify-center font-serif font-bold text-xl text-[#6c7686]">
+                          {initials(p.display_name)}
+                        </div>
+                      )}
                       <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
-                        <h3 className="font-serif text-lg font-semibold">{p.display_name}</h3>
+                        <h3 className="font-serif text-lg font-bold leading-tight">{p.display_name}</h3>
-                        <div className="text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-wider text-[var(--color-text-info,#60a5fa)] mt-0.5">
+                        <div className="inline-block mt-1 px-2 py-0.5 rounded-sm bg-[#1a2535] border border-[#3b82f6]/30 text-[10px] font-mono uppercase tracking-[0.12em] text-[#7ba0ff]">
                           {p.role}
                         </div>
-                        <div className="text-xs text-[#9ca3af] mt-2 space-y-0.5">
+                        <div className="text-xs text-[#aab1bd] mt-3 space-y-1">
                           {p.email && (() => {
                             const e = splitEmail(p.email);
                             if (!e) return null;
                             return (
-                              <div>
+                              <div className="font-mono">
-                                <ObfuscatedEmail user={e.user} domain={e.domain} className="hover:text-[#60a5fa]" />
+                                <ObfuscatedEmail user={e.user} domain={e.domain} className="hover:text-[#ff6b66]" />
                               </div>
                             );
                           })()}
                           {p.phone && (
                             <div>
-                              <a href={`tel:${p.phone.replace(/[^\d+]/g, '')}`} className="hover:text-[#60a5fa]">
+                              <a href={`tel:${p.phone.replace(/[^\d+]/g, '')}`} className="hover:text-[#ff6b66] font-mono">
                                 {p.phone}{p.extension ? ` ext. ${p.extension}` : ''}
                               </a>
                             </div>
@@ -180,7 +251,7 @@ export default async function TeamPage() {
                     </li>
                   ))}
                 </ul>
-              </>
+              </section>
             )}
           </main>