Dr Fionn MacKillop, PhD, PGCAP, MA, BA

Natively bilingual in FRENCH & ENGLISH | Fluent in ITALIAN & SPANISH
Translator • Editor • MTPE Specialist • Audiovisual Linguist • Academic & Technical Expert

I am a natively bilingual French–English linguist with over 20 years of professional translation and editing experience, alongside a PhD and extensive research, teaching, and publication credentials. I specialise in high-precision, research-driven translation across technical, academic, commercial, and creative domains.

Educated and trained at UCLA, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, and École Normale Supérieure (Paris), I bring together linguistic expertise, academic rigour, and domain knowledge in areas such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, sustainability, engineering, legal/patents, tourism, fashion, audiovisual media, construction, ESG, and social sciences.

I currently work internationally with corporates, NGOs, publishers, production companies, and agencies, delivering fast, accurate, culturally attuned translations with meticulous terminology research.

⭐ Core Services & Pricing

Translation & Editing / MTPE

Human Translation: From USD/EUR 0.06–0.09 per word
Editing / Revision: From USD/EUR 0.03–0.045 per word
MTPE (light/full): From USD/EUR 0.02–0.035 per word
Discounts: Available on application for long-term clients, large volumes, and recurring projects
Minimum fee: USD/EUR 20; may be waived

Recent & returning clients include:
Solar and renewable energy companies; global tourism boards (Bastia, Marseille, Ajaccio, Le Havre, Paris, UK/US DMO partners); legal & patent entities (including WIPO); medical & pharmaceutical companies such as Bayer, IQVIA, Pfizer; major French/Italian fashion houses; sports apparel brands; and a wide range of industrial, technical, agricultural, and commercial sectors.

🎧 Audiovisual Services

Transcription (same-language): From USD/EUR 4.50–5.00 per minute
Transcription + Translation: From USD/EUR 6.50–7.00 per minute
Timecoded transcripts: + USD/EUR 0.50–1.00 per minute
Volume discounts available

🎬 Subtitling

Subtitling translation (from script or template): From USD/EUR 3.50–4.00 per minute
Same-language subtitle creation / spotting: From USD/EUR 5.00–5.50 per minute
Bundled packages available when combined with transcription.

Recent projects include:
Subtitling and QC for HULU–Disney, Netflix, Amazon, BBC, French/European TV networks; reality TV; fiction series; full-length films; medical/technical corporate communications; and international documentary work.

🧭 Domains of Expertise

Medical, pharmaceutical, clinical trials, regulatory
Sustainability, environment, climate, ESG
Engineering, technical manuals, pumps and machinery, industrial processes
Legal, contracts, patents, corporate documents
Marketing, luxury, fashion, retail, tourism
Social sciences, planning, community engagement
Academic articles, books, theses, e-learning
Cultural, literary, humanities

My academic background in urban planning, sustainability, and stakeholder engagement enables me to add value to complex policy, technical, and research-focused texts requiring specialist understanding.

📚 Professional Strengths

High-accuracy translations with domain-specific terminology research
Fast turnaround, excellent communication, and proactive issue clarification
Strong proofreading, editing, and MTPE optimisation skills
Experience producing publisher-quality manuscripts (MIT Press, journals, academic books)
Ability to handle nuanced, theoretically informed academic texts in French ↔ English

I am also an experienced university lecturer and published author, giving me a strong command of academic writing conventions, referencing systems, and scholarly register.

🛠 Tools & Software

CAT Tools: Trados, MemoQ, XTM, Smartcat, CafeTran Espresso, YiCat, and others
QA: Xbench + integrated QA systems
A/V: Oona, Aegisub, EZSubs, SubtitleEdit, and professional transcription suites

🕒 Availability & Capacity

A full-time freelancer handling:

4,000–8,000 words/day (higher MTPE volumes on request)
6 days/week, 9 AM–6 PM (Melbourne time)
Weekend, urgent, and rush services available by arrangement

Samples of previous work and certified copies of academic qualifications (PhD, MA) are available on request.