The Team
In addition to all the different artists we hire and showcase week to week, Oh Joy Sex Toy is run by a small team!
Matthew Nolan
Creative Director & Editor, He/Him
Matthew’s a white, cis, bi-pan-boy, who’s been working on Oh Joy Sex Toy ever since the beginning! He runs most of the business, takes point on all the editorial and guest artist recruitment, and is there when anything needs doing. Currently, he’s working on turning the site from the ‘Erika and Matthew Show’ into something more diverse and community-focused. He likes shiny bright shoes, enjoys cats, and has a funny accent.
Ziggy Snow
Editor, He/Him
Ziggy is a queer, trans, white and Anishinaabe editor with omg when did I get this old years of experience helping people communicate. He works in academic nonfiction and betas smutty fanfic for fun. Ziggy loves libraries, vegan ice cream, gaming, and his bat-eared dog.
Hien Pham
Semi-Permanent Contributor, He/Him
Hien Pham (pronounced like Ian with an H) is a queer digital artist specializing in gentle and optimistic comics. His work revolves around respite, caring and loving, and being loved and cared for. Hien’s emotional and introspective interactive fictions are multi-award nominated, and his debut graphic novel, It Will Be Hard, won an Australian Game Developer Award in 2018.
Ripley LaCross
Semi-Permanent Contributor, He/They
Ripley is a queer, agender, cartoonist and illustrator who likes mountains maybe a little too much. Their work focuses on autobio experiences in the great outdoors, silly TTRPG fantasy shenanigans, and the technical bits of hiking and long-distance backpacking. When not picking leaves out of their hair, Ripley enjoys video essays about cinematography and storytelling, with a spicy bowl of ramen.
Dennie Park
Transcription Developer, She/Her, He/Him, They/Them
Dennie is a genderqueer bub who is invested in cultivating accessible spaces for people across this worldwide web and is continually learning from disability justice movements and leaders. Dennie likes to watch cartoons and video game speedruns while eating blocks of uncooked ramen with the little seasoning packet. Forever loved and tormented by their cat.
SMD
Social Media Director
An old pro with a mysterious past! SMD keeps the social media accounts updated with the latest comics and news.
Erika Moen
Co-Creator & Original Cartoonist (Retired-ish), She/Her
Erika drew the majority of the comics for OJST from 2013-2021 (All those pink ones!) but has stepped away to work on her graphic novel. While she’s not here running and working on the site currently, her heart and soul are still a major part of the site, and she contributes the occasional comic from time to time. She likes embroidering and gardening.
Available
Reddit Promoter
Position yet to be filled (email Matthew!)
Looking for somebody to help us promote and manage posts/comics on Reddit!
Previous Team Members
Jey Pawlik
Was a Semi-Permanent Contributor, They/Them,
Jey Pawlik is a nonbinary comic artist whose goal is to make queer comics for anyone to enjoy! They have been working in comics since 2013, with their work being a part of the erotic comic’s site Filthy Figments, and in sexy comic anthologies such as SCORE! and Nectar. Their specialty is autobio and character-focused short stories, and when not drawing porn for work they also draw porn for fun. Jey’s porn of choice: comics about queer people who are 30+