A 20-year-old woman from Tonbridge has been recruited from thousands of hopefuls for a work experience position with Grammy award winning musician, Nile Rodgers.

Ruby Harrison, from Tonbridge, will work alongside Nile and chart-topping band Rudimental to remix the track 'Le Freak'.

Ruby will take on the role of PR assistant working with professional mentors to complete the job.

The once-in-a-lifetime collaboration will see Ruby be part of a team that will remix the hit record and perform it live at a London show on Thursday, October 9, before the track is released the following day.

The world renowned artists have teamed up with GoThinkBig - a work experience initiative launched by O2 and Bauer Media – to offer young people across the country a chance to join their ‘supergroup’.

Nile, Rudimental and GoThinkBig have recruited 100 young people to fill job roles in support of Le Freak’s re-release, nearly 40 years after it first went to number one in the US and UK charts.

Young people aged between 16 and 24 were invited to apply for a host of different roles The project was designed to offer applicants a unique opportunity to kick-start their career by landing a dream work placement.

A huge range of positions were made available from production to performance, sound technicians through to studio managers, camera crew to stylists and box office to marketing.

Each young person appointed to a role will work closely with a professional counterpart during September for the production of the track and into October for the live show at the IndigO2.

Nile Rodgers, of CHIC and the Founder of We Are Family Foundation said: “Ruby was chosen because of her skills, she has spent time crafting her talents through work experiences and this showed through her application.

"I am really looking forward to getting stuck in; working with Nile and Rudimental will be an exciting learning curve. The experience is going to be awesome and will hopefully help me with my future endeavours within the industry" - Ruby Harrison...

"I know the feeling of rejection from when I started out and for many young people it’s hard to get their first career break.

"That’s why I’ve joined forces with GoThinkBig to offer up opportunities to remix my most successful track Le Freak, and inspire young people across the UK to dream big.”

Ruby said: “It’s a tough industry to break into, so to get the call telling me I’ve got the job was amazing.

"I am really looking forward to getting stuck in; working with Nile and Rudimental will be an exciting learning curve. The experience is going to be awesome and will hopefully help me with my future endeavours within the industry."

Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa, Head of GoThinkBig said: “We want to make a difference to young people across the UK and show that with the right opportunity and some drive and determination, they can be successful at whatever they want.

"Jobs in the creative and media industries are extremely sought after, so working with successful young artists like Rudimental and the legend that is Nile Rodgers, highlights exactly what it is possible to achieve.

"Music is a huge passion point for many young people, so such a project with these stars is a massive opportunity and one of thousands that we provide on GoThinkBig.”

For more information visit www.gothinkbig.co.uk