After making her acting debut in a 2013 episode of the sitcom The Middle, she has starred in the independent drama film So B.

[2] Bateman's first screen appearance was on television, in a small role during a 2013 episode of the ABC sitcom The Middle.

In 2015, Bateman appeared in three episodes of The CW's comedy-drama series Hart of Dixie, playing the recurring role of Scarlett Kincaid during the fourth season.

In 2018, she starred as Nora Spier in the romantic comedy film Love, Simon, alongside Jennifer Garner, who she also co-starred with in Nine Lives.

In 2019, she appeared in the supernatural horror film Countdown (2019), starring alongside Elizabeth Lail and Jordan Calloway