.private-hire-section {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'Courier Prime', monospace;
  padding: 100px 0;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.hire-container {
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 60px;
  padding: 0 40px;
}

/* 45% Content Styling */
.hire-text-content {
  flex: 0 0 45%;
  text-align: left;
}

.hire-heading {
  font-size: 48px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: white;
}
.hire-heading-mobile {
  display: none;
}

.hire-paragraph {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.hire-btn {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 15px 40px;
  background-color: #EE2E3C;
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-shadow: 0 0 10px #fff, 0 0 30px #fff;
  transition: background 0.3s ease;
}

.hire-btn:hover {
  background-color: #EE2E3C;
}

/* 55% Image Styling */
.hire-image-wrapper {
  flex: 0 0 55%;
}

.hire-frame {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  border: 2px solid #333;
  line-height: 0;
  /* Removes white space under image */
}

.hire-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  filter: brightness(0.8);
  border: none;
}

.hire-image-label {
  position: absolute;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  left: -80px;
  bottom: 60px;
  color: #EE2E3C;
  padding: 5px 15px;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-family: "Sedgwick Ave Display", cursive;
  font-size: 80px;
  z-index: 5;
  line-height: 80px;
}

/* Responsive adjustment */
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .hire-container {
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .hire-heading {
    display: none;
  }
  .hire-heading-mobile {
    display: block;
    font-size: 40px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  color: white;
  }

  .hire-text-content,
  .hire-image-wrapper {
    flex: 0 0 100%;
  }

  .hire-text-content {
    order: 2;
    /* Text moves below image on mobile */
  }
    .hire-image-label {
    position: absolute;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    left: 50%;
    bottom: -50px;
    color: #EE2E3C;
    padding: 5px 15px;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-family: "Sedgwick Ave Display", cursive;
    font-size: 40px;
    width: 100%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    line-height: 45px;
}
}

.blur-target {
  /* Ensure text is grouped and transitions together */
  display: block;
  width: 100%;

  /* Initial hidden state */
  opacity: 0;
  filter: blur(20px);

  /* Hardware Acceleration */
  will-change: filter, opacity;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;

  /* Critical: Disable CSS transitions so they don't lag behind the JS */
  transition: none !important;
}

/* Ensure the container doesn't clip the blur effect */
.private-hire-section,
.about-section {
  overflow: visible !important;
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .hire-paragraph {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  .hire-heading-mobile {
    font-size: 30px !important;
    line-height: 1.2;
    letter-spacing: 0 !important;
  }
}