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Cameron Moll Cameron Moll is a designer, speaker, and author living in Sarasota, Florida (United States) with his wife and four sons. He's the founder of Authentic Jobs Inc, among other endeavors.

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My Late Grandfather Was a Pinch-Hitter, Too

published 20 September 2011

Letter by Worth Moll to managers of companies requiring design assistance

Recently I pulled this form letter out of storage. It’s one of my favorite mementos of Grandpa Moll. An independent contractor later in life, he probably sent this to companies in the surrounding area, most likely larger cities such as Reno, Nevada, as his quaint home town of Markleeville, California had only about 150 residents at the time.

Back when I did client work as a freelancer, I would often describe myself as a pinch-hitter. In baseball, a pinch-hitter substitutes for another player when the coach feels the substitute player may perform a specific duty, such as bunting or base running, better than the player he replaces. Not that the pinch-hitter is better overall than the other player, just that he might have a better shot at succeeding in a specific scenario or critical play in a close game.

Using the term “pinch hitter” was a quick way to describe how I could add value to a project, and most managers here in the U.S. quickly understood the analogy. Often I was called in to produce mock-ups at the start of a design, or to provide ideas for an alternate direction. I found the term was also a convenient way to address a delicate situation, as I was occasionally called in to complement an in-house team with designers already on staff.

From the looks of my grandfather’s letter, I think he might have described himself the same way. His son (my father) also has entrepreneurial skills and has served as an independent contractor over the years, as well. I suppose it’s in the Moll DNA. If so, I’ve got four pinch-hitters in training should you be scouting for one in the near future.

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