diff --git a/app/jobs/application_job.rb b/app/jobs/application_job.rb
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+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class ApplicationJob < ActiveJob::Base
+end
diff --git a/app/jobs/cleanup_party_previews_job.rb b/app/jobs/cleanup_party_previews_job.rb
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+class CleanupPartyPreviewsJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :maintenance
+
+  def perform
+    Party.where(preview_state: :generated)
+         .where('preview_generated_at < ?', PreviewService::Coordinator::PREVIEW_EXPIRY.ago)
+         .find_each do |party|
+      PreviewService::Coordinator.new(party).delete_preview
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/jobs/generate_party_preview_job.rb b/app/jobs/generate_party_preview_job.rb
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+# app/jobs/generate_party_preview_job.rb
+class GeneratePartyPreviewJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :previews
+
+  # Configure retry behavior
+  retry_on StandardError, wait: :exponentially_longer, attempts: 3
+
+  discard_on ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound do |job, error|
+    Rails.logger.error("Party #{job.arguments.first} not found for preview generation")
+  end
+
+  around_perform :track_timing
+
+  def perform(party_id)
+    # Log start of job processing
+    Rails.logger.info("Starting preview generation for party #{party_id}")
+
+    party = Party.find(party_id)
+
+    if party.preview_state == 'generated' &&
+      party.preview_generated_at &&
+      party.preview_generated_at > 1.hour.ago
+      Rails.logger.info("Skipping preview generation - recent preview exists")
+      return
+    end
+
+    begin
+      service = PreviewService::Coordinator.new(party)
+      result = service.generate_preview
+
+      if result
+        Rails.logger.info("Successfully generated preview for party #{party_id}")
+      else
+        Rails.logger.error("Failed to generate preview for party #{party_id}")
+        notify_failure(party)
+      end
+    rescue => e
+      Rails.logger.error("Error generating preview for party #{party_id}: #{e.message}")
+      Rails.logger.error(e.backtrace.join("\n"))
+      notify_failure(party, e)
+      raise # Allow retry mechanism to handle the error
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def track_timing
+    start_time = Time.current
+    job_id = job_id
+
+    Rails.logger.info("Preview generation job #{job_id} starting")
+
+    yield
+
+    duration = Time.current - start_time
+    Rails.logger.info("Preview generation job #{job_id} completed in #{duration.round(2)}s")
+
+    # Track metrics if you have a metrics service
+    # StatsD.timing("preview_generation.duration", duration * 1000)
+  end
+
+  def notify_failure(party, error = nil)
+    # Log to error tracking service if you have one
+    # Sentry.capture_exception(error) if error
+
+    # You could also notify admins through Slack/email for critical failures
+    message = if error
+                "Preview generation failed for party #{party.id} with error: #{error.message}"
+              else
+                "Preview generation failed for party #{party.id}"
+              end
+
+    # SlackNotifier.notify(message) # If you have Slack integration
+  end
+end