[2] His first job after obtaining his degree was an internship with The Sunday Times in its "Style" supplement,[3] after which he moved to the "News Review" section where he became a feature writer.
[6] Later, Hattersley succeeded Jasper Gerard as chief interviewer at The Sunday Times,[7] becoming the youngest person ever to hold the role.
[9] The magazine underwent a well-received relaunch during his tenure that attracted praise from the industry for its fresh look, which aimed (in Hattersley's words) to make Arena "the authoritative monthly bible that arms its readers with the sharpest looks and opinions".
[10] However, sales continued to decline and in March 2008, it was announced that Hattersley would leave Arena and return to The Sunday Times.
[8] In 2017, Hattersley joined the British edition of Vogue as features director under its new editor-in-chief Edward Enninful.