diff --git a/Jobs/cv-search-job/Program.cs b/Jobs/cv-search-job/Program.cs
index 1bdf24a..59abf8d 100644
--- a/Jobs/cv-search-job/Program.cs
+++ b/Jobs/cv-search-job/Program.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using CvMatcher.Models.Settings;
 using CvSearch.Data;
 using CvSearchJob.Clients;
 using CvSearchJob.Services;
+using EmailApi.Models.Clients;
 using CvSearchJob.Tasks;
 using JobScheduler.Scheduling;
 using JobScheduler.Tasks;
@@ -64,6 +65,18 @@ try
     });
     builder.Services.AddSingleton<ITemplateService, DbTemplateService>();
 
+    builder.Services.AddRefitClient<IEmailApiClient>()
+        .ConfigureHttpClient((sp, client) =>
+        {
+            var config = sp.GetRequiredService<Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.IConfiguration>();
+            var baseUrl = config["EmailApi:BaseUrl"] ?? string.Empty;
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(baseUrl))
+                client.BaseAddress = new Uri(baseUrl.TrimEnd('/') + "/");
+            var key = config["EmailApi:InternalApiKey"];
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
+                client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-Internal-Api-Key", key);
+        });
+
     builder.Services.AddHttpClient<HtmlJobSearcher>();
     builder.Services.AddSingleton<CvSearchEmailSender>();
 
diff --git a/Jobs/cv-search-job/Services/CvSearchEmailSender.cs b/Jobs/cv-search-job/Services/CvSearchEmailSender.cs
index 58ef994..8eeedc6 100644
--- a/Jobs/cv-search-job/Services/CvSearchEmailSender.cs
+++ b/Jobs/cv-search-job/Services/CvSearchEmailSender.cs
@@ -1,43 +1,41 @@
 using CvMatcher.Models.Responses;
 using CvSearch.Data.Entities;
-using MailKit.Net.Smtp;
-using MailKit.Security;
+using EmailApi.Models.Clients;
+using EmailApi.Models.Requests;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using MimeKit;
 using MyAi.Data.Services;
 
 namespace CvSearchJob.Services;
 
 public sealed class CvSearchEmailSender
 {
-    private readonly IConfiguration _config;
+    private readonly IEmailApiClient _emailApi;
     private readonly ITemplateService _templates;
+    private readonly IConfiguration _config;
     private readonly ILogger<CvSearchEmailSender> _logger;
 
-    public CvSearchEmailSender(IConfiguration config, ITemplateService templates, ILogger<CvSearchEmailSender> logger)
+    public CvSearchEmailSender(
+        IEmailApiClient emailApi,
+        ITemplateService templates,
+        IConfiguration config,
+        ILogger<CvSearchEmailSender> logger)
     {
-        _config = config;
+        _emailApi = emailApi;
         _templates = templates;
+        _config = config;
         _logger = logger;
     }
 
     public async Task SendResultsAsync(
         string toEmail,
-        string? attachmentPath,
+        string? attachmentFileName,
         IReadOnlyList<JobSearchResultEntity> results,
         string language,
         CancellationToken ct)
     {
-        var smtpHost = _config["Smtp:Host"];
-        var smtpPort = int.TryParse(_config["Smtp:Port"], out var port) ? port : 587;
-        var smtpUser = _config["Smtp:Username"];
-        var smtpPass = _config["Smtp:Password"];
-        var useStartTls = bool.TryParse(_config["Smtp:UseStartTls"], out var tls) && tls;
         var contactToEmail = _config["Contact:ToEmail"];
 
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(smtpHost)) return;
-
         var recipients = new List<string>();
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(toEmail)) recipients.Add(toEmail);
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(contactToEmail) &&
@@ -46,39 +44,27 @@ public sealed class CvSearchEmailSender
 
         if (recipients.Count == 0) return;
 
-        var body = BuildBody(results, language);
+        var htmlBody = BuildBody(results, language);
         var subject = _templates.Render("email.search-results.subject", language,
             ("count", results.Count.ToString()));
-        var environmentName = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("APP_ENVIRONMENT_NAME") ?? "Development";
 
-        foreach (var recipient in recipients)
+        try
         {
-            var msg = new MimeMessage();
-            msg.From.Add(MailboxAddress.Parse(smtpUser!));
-            msg.To.Add(MailboxAddress.Parse(recipient));
-            msg.Subject = $"[{environmentName}] {subject}";
-
-            var builder = new BodyBuilder { TextBody = body };
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(attachmentPath) && File.Exists(attachmentPath))
-                builder.Attachments.Add(attachmentPath);
-
-            msg.Body = builder.ToMessageBody();
-
-            try
+            await _emailApi.SendAsync(new SendEmailRequest
             {
-                using var client = new SmtpClient();
-                var tls2 = useStartTls ? SecureSocketOptions.StartTls : SecureSocketOptions.Auto;
-                await client.ConnectAsync(smtpHost, smtpPort, tls2, ct);
-                if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(smtpUser))
-                    await client.AuthenticateAsync(smtpUser, smtpPass ?? string.Empty, ct);
-                await client.SendAsync(msg, ct);
-                await client.DisconnectAsync(true, ct);
-                _logger.LogInformation("Job search results email sent to {Recipient}", recipient);
-            }
-            catch (Exception ex)
-            {
-                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to send job search results email to {Recipient}", recipient);
-            }
+                To = recipients,
+                Subject = subject,
+                HtmlBody = htmlBody,
+                AttachmentPath = attachmentFileName
+            }, ct);
+
+            _logger.LogInformation("Job search results email sent to {Recipients}",
+                string.Join(", ", recipients));
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to send job search results email to {Recipients}",
+                string.Join(", ", recipients));
         }
     }
 
@@ -92,11 +78,17 @@ public sealed class CvSearchEmailSender
         {
             var r = results[i];
             var matchResp = TryParseResult(r.ResultJson);
-            items.AppendLine($"{i + 1}. {r.JobTitle} ({r.Score}% match) [{r.ProviderName}]");
-            items.AppendLine($"   {r.JobUrl}");
-            if (matchResp is not null && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(matchResp.Summary))
-                items.AppendLine($"   {matchResp.Summary}");
-            items.AppendLine();
+            var summary = matchResp?.Summary;
+
+            items.Append($"""
+                <div style="border:1px solid #dee2e6;border-radius:6px;padding:16px;margin-bottom:12px">
+                  <strong style="color:#212529">{i + 1}. {r.JobTitle}</strong>
+                  <span style="background:#28a745;color:#fff;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:12px;font-size:12px;margin-left:8px">{r.Score}% match</span>
+                  <span style="color:#6c757d;font-size:12px;margin-left:4px">[{r.ProviderName}]</span><br>
+                  <a href="{r.JobUrl}" style="color:#2c5282;font-size:13px">{r.JobUrl}</a>
+                  {(string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(summary) ? "" : $"<p style=\"margin:8px 0 0;color:#495057;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5\">{summary}</p>")}
+                </div>
+                """);
         }
 
         return _templates.Render("email.search-results.body", language,
@@ -106,7 +98,11 @@ public sealed class CvSearchEmailSender
 
     private static JobMatchResponse? TryParseResult(string json)
     {
-        try { return System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize<JobMatchResponse>(json, new System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerOptions(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerDefaults.Web)); }
+        try
+        {
+            return System.Text.Json.JsonSerializer.Deserialize<JobMatchResponse>(json,
+                new System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerOptions(System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerDefaults.Web));
+        }
         catch { return null; }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Jobs/cv-search-job/Tasks/CvSearchJobTask.cs b/Jobs/cv-search-job/Tasks/CvSearchJobTask.cs
index 7993736..593baf7 100644
--- a/Jobs/cv-search-job/Tasks/CvSearchJobTask.cs
+++ b/Jobs/cv-search-job/Tasks/CvSearchJobTask.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ public sealed class CvSearchJobTask : IJobTask
     private readonly ICvMatcherInternalApi _matcherApi;
     private readonly CvSearchEmailSender _emailSender;
     private readonly ILogger<CvSearchJobTask> _logger;
-    private readonly string _fileStoragePath;
 
     public string TaskType => "CvSearch";
 
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ public sealed class CvSearchJobTask : IJobTask
         HtmlJobSearcher searcher,
         ICvMatcherInternalApi matcherApi,
         CvSearchEmailSender emailSender,
-        IConfiguration config,
         ILogger<CvSearchJobTask> logger)
     {
         _scopeFactory = scopeFactory;
@@ -41,9 +39,6 @@ public sealed class CvSearchJobTask : IJobTask
         _matcherApi = matcherApi;
         _emailSender = emailSender;
         _logger = logger;
-        _fileStoragePath = config["FileStorage:Path"] ?? "Files";
-        if (!Path.IsPathRooted(_fileStoragePath))
-            _fileStoragePath = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), _fileStoragePath));
     }
 
     public async Task ExecuteAsync(IConfiguration parametersSection, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
@@ -85,8 +80,8 @@ public sealed class CvSearchJobTask : IJobTask
             pending.Status = JobSearchStatus.Done;
             await db.SaveChangesAsync(cancellationToken);
 
-            var attachmentPath = BuildCvPath(pending.CvDocumentId);
-            await _emailSender.SendResultsAsync(pending.Email, attachmentPath, results, pending.Language, cancellationToken);
+            var attachmentFileName = BuildCvFileName(pending.CvDocumentId);
+            await _emailSender.SendResultsAsync(pending.Email, attachmentFileName, results, pending.Language, cancellationToken);
             _logger.LogInformation("Session {SessionId} done. {Count} results sent.", pending.Id, results.Count);
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -194,10 +189,10 @@ public sealed class CvSearchJobTask : IJobTask
         return Uri.TryCreate(url, UriKind.Absolute, out var uri) ? uri.Host : "unknown";
     }
 
-    private string BuildCvPath(string cvDocumentId)
+    private static string BuildCvFileName(string cvDocumentId)
     {
         var safeId = string.Concat(cvDocumentId.Where(char.IsLetterOrDigit));
         if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(safeId)) safeId = "cv";
-        return Path.Combine(_fileStoragePath, $"{safeId}.pdf");
+        return $"{safeId}.pdf";
     }
 }
diff --git a/Jobs/cv-search-job/cv-search-job.csproj b/Jobs/cv-search-job/cv-search-job.csproj
index 7a695c2..94657fc 100644
--- a/Jobs/cv-search-job/cv-search-job.csproj
+++ b/Jobs/cv-search-job/cv-search-job.csproj
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="MailKit" />
+    <!-- MailKit removed — email sending delegated to email-api service -->
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" />
     <PackageReference Include="Refit.HttpClientFactory" />
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Apis\cv-matcher-api-models\cv-matcher-api-models.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Apis\email-api-models\email-api-models.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Apis\cv-search-data\cv-search-data.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Apis\common\common.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\..\Helpers\startup-helpers\startup-helpers.csproj" />